Word · Frequency #3010
cousin
堂兄弟姐妹；表兄弟姐妹
the child of your aunt or uncle
- 1.
Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.
主要与限定词一起使用:任何不是直系祖先或后代但属于某人大家庭的亲戚(尤其是远亲)；亲属。
- 2.
A person of an ethnicity or nationality regarded as closely related to someone of another ethnicity or nationality.
被认为与另一种族或国籍的人密切相关的种族或国籍的人。
- 3.
Used as a term of address for someone whom one is close to; also, (preceding a first name, sometimes capitalized as Cousin) a title for such a person.
用于称呼与自己关系密切的人；也用作这种人的称谓(有时在名字前,首字母大写为Cousin)。
- 4.
Used by a monarch to address another monarch, or a noble; specifically (UK) in commissions and writs by the Crown: used in this way to address a viscount or another peer of higher rank.
君主用来称呼另一位君主或贵族；特别是在英国,王室在委任状和令状中用来称呼子爵或更高等级的贵族。
- 5.
Something kindred or related to something else; a relative.
与某物相关或类似的事物；亲属。
主要与限定词一起使用:任何不是直系祖先或后代但属于某人大家庭的亲戚(尤其是远亲)；亲属。；被认为与另一种族或国籍的人密切相关的种族或国籍的人。；用于称呼与自己关系密切的人；也用作这种人的称谓(有时在名字前,首字母大写为Cousin)。；君主用来称呼另一位君主或贵族；特别是在英国,王室在委任状和令状中用来称呼子爵或更高等级的贵族。；与某物相关或类似的事物；亲属。
In use
My cousin lives in Shanghai and works as an engineer.
We visited our cousins during the summer holiday.
Her cousin helped her move into the new apartment.
possessive + cousin
表示所有关系，常用于介绍亲属。
My cousin lives in Shanghai.
我的表弟住在上海。
a cousin of + possessive pronoun
双重所有格结构，表示‘我的一个……’。
She is a cousin of mine.
她是我的一个表亲。
ordinal + cousin
表示亲等关系。
He is my first cousin.
他是我的第一代表亲。
Connections
Collocations
- first cousin
- 堂表兄弟姐妹
- She is my first cousin.她是我的堂姐。
- second cousin
- 第二代表亲
- My second cousin lives in another city.我的第二代表亲住在另一个城市。
- cousin once removed
- 隔代堂表亲
- He is my cousin once removed, the son of my first cousin.他是我的隔代表亲，是我表姐的儿子。
- distant cousin
- 远房亲戚
- We are distant cousins, but we keep in touch.我们是远房亲戚，但保持联系。
- older cousin
- 年长的堂表亲
- My older cousin helped me with my homework.我的表哥帮我做作业。
- younger cousin
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将cousin拆解为co（共同）+us（我们）+in（在），意为“共同在我们家族里的人”，即堂表兄弟姊妹。
Context & Register
中性；常用于家庭或社交场合，指代堂表亲关系。
Grammar Note
英语中cousin不区分堂表亲，需通过上下文判断。是可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'dozen' (with vowel /ʌ/) genuinely rhymes with 'cousin'. 'Raisin' has the same /zən/ ending but a different stressed vowel (/eɪ/); 'basin' is a spelling lookalike ('-sin') but pronounced with /s/ and /eɪ/.
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 4，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.