kid + noun
kid 作形容词表示“小山羊皮制的”时,常放在名词前作定语,如 kid gloves。
She wore a pair of kid gloves to the dinner.
她戴着一双小山羊皮手套去参加晚宴。
较年幼的;年纪较小的(尤指兄弟姐妹)
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较年幼的;年纪较小的(尤指兄弟姐妹)
younger, especially of a sibling
常用于 kid brother/sister;非正式
My kid brother is learning to swim this summer.
我弟弟今年夏天在学游泳。
用法提示:kid 作形容词,意为“较年幼的”,修饰 brother。
He often walks his kid sister to the library.
他常常走路送妹妹去图书馆。
用法提示:kid 作形容词,表示“较年幼的”,修饰 sister。
My kid brother always asks for my advice about school.
我弟弟总是就学校的事向我请教。
用法提示:kid 作形容词,意为“较年幼的”,修饰 brother。
kid 作形容词表示“小山羊皮制的”时,常放在名词前作定语,如 kid gloves。
She wore a pair of kid gloves to the dinner.
她戴着一双小山羊皮手套去参加晚宴。
kid 表示“较年幼的”时,常用于 sister、brother 等亲属名词前,前面可有物主限定词。
My kid sister is still at primary school.
我妹妹还在上小学。
grammar · medium
易错句子These gloves are kid.
正确表达These are kid gloves.
kid 表示“小山羊皮制的”时只能作定语放在名词前,不能单独作表语;所以不说 gloves are kid,而说 kid gloves。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is my kid's sister.
正确表达She is my kid sister.
表示“较年幼的(尤指兄弟姐妹)”时,kid 是形容词,直接修饰 sister/brother,不加所有格;kid's sister 意为“我孩子(小孩)的姐姐/妹妹”,意思不同。
younger 是通用的比较级形容词,可修饰任何人,正式和非正式场合都适用;kid 作定语通常只用在 brother、sister 等少数亲属词前,且是口语、偏美式英语。正式写作中应说 younger brother,不说 kid brother。
little brother/sister 在英式英语中很常见,语气亲切自然;kid brother/sister 更口语化,且多见于美式英语。两者都可指弟弟/妹妹,但 little 还可单纯表示“小的”,不限于亲属排行。
baby brother/sister 强调家中最小的弟弟/妹妹,常带有“还是婴儿或最小的孩子”的含义;kid brother/sister 只表示比自己年幼的兄弟姐妹,不强调最小。
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