Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #827
brother
兄弟
a male with the same parents as someone else
- 1.
Son of the same parents as another person.
同一父母的儿子。
- 2.
Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.
对宗教或兄弟会成年男性成员的尊称
- 3.
A male having at least one parent in common with another person (see half-brother, stepbrother).
与他人至少有一个共同父母的男性(参见同父异母兄弟、继兄弟)。
- 4.
Title of respect for an adult male member of a fraternal/sororal organization, or comrade in a movement, or even a stranger using fictive kin.
对兄弟会/姐妹会组织的成年男性成员、运动中的同志,或对陌生人的尊称。
- 5.
A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
宗教团体、教会、工会等的男性成员。
- 6.
A title used to personify or respectfully refer to concepts or animals.
用于拟人化或尊重地称呼概念或动物的称谓
- 7.
A fellow black man.
黑人兄弟。
- 8.
Somebody, usually male, connected by a common cause, situation, or affection.
因共同事业、情况或感情而联系的人,通常为男性。
- 9.
Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
同辈,无论男女。
同志;会友;教友;同一父母的儿子。;对宗教或兄弟会成年男性成员的尊称;与他人至少有一个共同父母的男性(参见同父异母兄弟、继兄弟)。;对兄弟会/姐妹会组织的成年男性成员、运动中的同志,或对陌生人的尊称。
In use
My younger brother is studying at a university in Beijing.
She has three brothers, all older than her.
We grew up together, so he's more than a friend; he's like a brother to me.
possessive determiner + brother
常用所有格修饰。
My brother is a teacher.
我的兄弟是一名教师。
brother + of + possessive pronoun
强调所属关系的一种表达。
He is a brother of mine.
他是我的一个兄弟。
Brother + name (as title/address)
用于宗教或社团称呼。
Brother John is a monk.
Connections
Collocations
- big brother
- 哥哥;大哥
- My big brother is a doctor.我哥哥是一名医生。
- little brother
- 弟弟
- He is my little brother.他是我的弟弟。
- elder brother
- 哥哥(较正式)
- His elder brother works in a bank.他的哥哥在银行工作。
- younger brother
- 弟弟(较正式)
- She has two younger brothers.她有两个弟弟。
- blood brother
- 亲兄弟;歃血为盟的兄弟
- They swore to be blood brothers.他们发誓要成为结拜兄弟。
- brother-in-law
- 姻亲兄弟(姐夫、妹夫等)
Learner notes
Memory Tip
兄弟的英文brother,联想'bro'像'不弱',因为兄弟互相支持,不弱小。
Context & Register
通常用于指代同父母或同父/同母的男性亲属;在非正式或日常对话中常见,正式场合也可使用,但一般较少用于学术或官方文本。
Grammar Note
可数名词;复数形式为brothers
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-ther' that rhyme with 'brother': mother, other, another, smother. Note: 'bother' has a different vowel sound (/bɑðər/) and does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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