Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #871
daughter
女儿
a female human offspring
- 1.
One’s female offspring.
女性后代
- 2.
a female human offspring
女性人类后代
- 3.
A female descendant.
女性后裔
- 4.
A daughter language.
子语言
- 5.
A nuclide left over from radioactive decay.
放射性衰变后的剩余核素
- 6.
A descendant.
后代
- 7.
A female character of a creator.
创造者的女性角色
女性后代；女性人类后代；女性后裔；子语言；放射性衰变后的剩余核素
In use
My daughter loves reading stories before bed.
They are proud of their daughter's achievements.
She is teaching her daughter to ride a bike.
her daughter cared for her in her old age
sb's daughter
所有格结构，表示某人的女儿
John's daughter is a doctor.
约翰的女儿是医生。
the daughter of sb
较正式的表达，相当于sb's daughter
She is the daughter of the mayor.
她是市长的女儿。
have a daughter
表示拥有女儿
Connections
Collocations
- eldest daughter
- 大女儿
- Their eldest daughter just graduated from college.他们的大女儿刚刚大学毕业。
- only daughter
- 独生女
- She is their only daughter, so they are very protective.她是他们的独生女，所以他们非常保护她。
- adult daughter
- 成年女儿
- Her adult daughter has moved out and lives independently.她的成年女儿已经搬出去独立生活了。
- daughter of
- ……的女儿
- She is the daughter of a famous musician.她是一位著名音乐家的女儿。
- daughter-in-law
- 儿媳
- My daughter-in-law is a wonderful cook.我的儿媳厨艺很棒。
- young daughter
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：‘daughter’音似‘多她’，女儿是家里多出来的小公主。
Context & Register
女儿一词在日常对话、家庭场合和正式书面语中普遍使用，无特殊语域限制，属于中性词汇。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The ending '-aughter' is pronounced /ɔːtər/ in 'slaughter' and 'daughter', but /æftər/ in 'laughter'. The vowel /ɔː/ appears in 'taught', 'caught', and 'naughty', but without the final /r/.
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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