Word · Frequency #19714
grandchild
孙子；孙女；外孙；外孙女
核心释义
grandchild 指子女的孩子，不区分性别和内外孙；需要明确时用 grandson / granddaughter。
grandchild
- 1.
A child of someone's child.
孙；外孙女；外孙；孙女
用法In use
My grandmother loves to tell stories about every grandchild.
用法提示：名词，表示儿子或女儿的孩子，此处用单数形式。
She is expecting her first grandchild next month.
用法提示：名词，指儿子或女儿的孩子，单数形式。
Their grandchildren visit them every summer.
用法提示：名词复数形式，指儿子或女儿的孩子们。
one's grandchild
grandchild 不区分男女，具体指孙子、孙女、外孙或外孙女需根据上下文判断。
Her grandchild is learning to play the piano.
她的一个孙辈正在学弹钢琴。
a grandchild of someone
这种结构强调某人的孙辈身份；也可用所有格表达，如 the teacher's grandchild。
He is a grandchild of the village's first teacher.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- raise one's grandchildren
- 抚养孙辈
- After their daughter died, they raised their grandchildren.女儿去世后，他们抚养孙辈。
- look after one's grandchildren
- 照看孙辈
- She looks after her grandchildren every Friday.她每周五照看孙辈。
- spoil one's grandchildren
- 溺爱孙辈
- Grandparents often spoil their grandchildren with gifts.祖父母常常用礼物溺爱孙辈。
- visit one's grandchildren
- 探望孙辈
- We visit our grandchildren every summer.我们每年夏天探望孙辈。
- grandchild on the way
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
grand（祖辈）+ child（孩子）= 孙辈；想象爷爷奶奶怀里抱着的孩子就是 grandchild。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭成员日常交谈、填写表格或官方文件 该词通常为中性，日常口语和较正式的书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的语域限制。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
child, mild, and wild rhyme with grandchild (all end in /aɪld/). Compiled also rhymes in its final syllable (/paɪld/), though it is spelled -iled. Build looks like it should rhyme because it ends in -ild, but it is pronounced /bɪld/ and does not rhyme.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.