a family of [number]
用于说明家庭成员数量。
They have a family of five.
他们有一个五口之家。
家庭，家人
家族，亲属；子女，孩子；一群有血缘、婚姻或收养关系的人,尤其是一对父母和他们的孩子；直系家庭。；共同生活的社会单位；大家庭:通过血缘或婚姻关系联系在一起的一群人。
a group of people related to each other, usually consisting of parents and children
常指父母和孩子
一群有血缘、婚姻或收养关系的人,尤其是一对父母和他们的孩子；直系家庭。
A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
共同生活的社会单位
a social unit living together
大家庭:通过血缘或婚姻关系联系在一起的一群人。
An extended family: a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
主要社会群体；父母和孩子
primary social group; parents and children
核心家庭:已婚并共同生活的父母及其子女。
A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
共享共同属性的事物集合
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
家庭成员的总称。
Members of one's family collectively.
通过血缘、友谊、婚姻、法律或习俗联系在一起的(紧密)群体,尤其是共同生活或工作的群体。
A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
家族,尤其是显赫或高贵的家族。
Lineage, especially honorable or noble lineage.
具有共同特征而被归类为同类或相关的任何事物群体或集合。
Any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order.
My family gets together for dinner every Sunday.
我家每周日都会聚在一起吃晚餐。
用法提示：名词单数形式，指家庭整体。
AI contextual example
She comes from a large family with five siblings.
她来自一个大家庭，有五个兄弟姐妹。
用法提示：名词单数形式，指家庭单位。
AI contextual example
Many families celebrate holidays with special traditions.
许多家庭用特殊的传统来庆祝节日。
用法提示：名词复数形式，指多个家庭。
AI contextual example
用于说明家庭成员数量。
They have a family of five.
他们有一个五口之家。
指开始生育孩子。
They plan to start a family next year.
他们计划明年要孩子。
名词作定语，修饰后面名词。
We had a family dinner last night.
我们昨晚吃了一顿家庭晚餐。
较正式，多用于集合概念，不可数，指所有亲属关系的人。不具体指代共同居住的单位。
口语化，主要用于美式英语，指家人或亲戚。与family相比，更强调血缘而非居住。
习语，强调血缘关系，不能直接替换'family'指代居住单位，多用于情感表达。
grammar · medium
易错句子We have big family.
正确表达We have a big family.
中文中没有冠词，但英语中可数名词单数前需加不定冠词a或an。family是可数名词单数，故必须加a。
grammar · medium
易错句子I miss my home.
正确表达I miss my family.
中文里'家'可指家人或住所，但英语中home侧重住所或家庭环境，而family指家庭成员。想念家人应使用family。
与“家人”相对，指不认识的人
不属于家庭或团体的人
family 指家庭成员的整体，而 home 指居住的房屋或地方，强调归属感和情感。
family 指人际关系的集合，而 house 指物理建筑，不涉及人。
family 强调作为整体的家庭单位，而 relatives 指具体的、各自独立的亲属个体。
家庭成员
All family members are expected to attend the reunion.
所有家庭成员都应参加团聚。
组建家庭（生儿育女）
They decided to start a family after getting married.
他们结婚后决定生儿育女。
家族企业
He inherited the family business from his father.
他从父亲那里继承了家族企业。
家庭价值观
The politician spoke about the importance of family values.
这位政治家谈到了家庭价值观的重要性。
家庭团聚
We have a big family reunion every summer.
我们每年夏天都会举行一次大型家庭团聚。
家谱
She traced her ancestry using a family tree.
她通过家谱追溯自己的祖先。
家族遗传；一家人都有
Her musical talent runs in the family.
她的音乐天赋是家族遗传的。
家庭纽带；亲情
Family ties are very strong in our culture.
在我们的文化中，家庭纽带非常牢固。
顾家的男人；有家室的男人
He is a family man who spends all his free time with his wife and children.
他是一个顾家的男人，所有空闲时间都和妻子孩子在一起。
家庭不是一件重要的事。它就是一切。
This quote, often attributed to Michael J. Fox, highlights the central role of family in life.
这句话常被归功于迈克尔·J·福克斯，强调了家庭在生活中的核心作用。
我们是一家人！我所有的姐妹都和我在一起！
This lyric from the song 'We Are Family' by Sister Sledge celebrates unity and kinship.
这首歌的歌词来自Sister Sledge的《We Are Family》，歌颂团结和亲情。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.