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[possessive determiner] nephew
My nephew is ten years old.
我的侄子十岁了。
侄子；外甥
nephews — plural of nephew
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侄子；外甥
a son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law
My nephew is ten years old.
我的侄子十岁了。
兄弟、姐夫或妹夫的儿子；兄弟的儿子(父系侄子)或姐妹的儿子(母系侄子)
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
你兄弟或姐妹的儿子
a son of your brother or sister
堂兄弟或表兄弟的儿子
A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
My nephew is learning to play the guitar.
我的侄子正在学弹吉他。
She took her nephews to the zoo on Sunday.
星期天她带侄子们去了动物园。
We visited our nephew in Boston last month.
上个月我们去波士顿看望了侄子。
My nephew is ten years old.
我的侄子十岁了。
He is the nephew of the famous actor.
他是那位著名演员的侄子。
She has two young nephews.
她有两个年幼的侄子。
Not this
My nefew is five years old.
Use this
My nephew is five years old.
拼写错误：nephew的正确拼写是n-e-p-h-e-w，不要被发音/nɛfju/误导写成nefew。
Not this
She is my nephew.
Use this
She is my niece.
性别混淆：nephew指侄子（男性），指侄女应用niece。
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我的侄子/外甥
My nephew is learning to play the piano.
我的侄子正在学弹钢琴。
侄子的生日
We are planning a surprise party for my nephew's birthday.
我们正在为我侄子的生日计划一个惊喜派对。
小侄子
Her young nephew loves to play with toy cars.
她的小侄子喜欢玩玩具车。
侄子的毕业典礼
I attended my nephew's graduation ceremony last week.
我上周参加了侄子的毕业典礼。
被深爱的侄子
He is the most adored nephew in the family.
他是家里最受宠爱的侄子。
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联想'nephew' = '你' + '夫'（兄弟），即侄子/外甥。
语域：中性；典型语境：家庭、亲属关系介绍。注意：通常用于口语和书面语，无特殊语域限制。
nephew 是阳性名词，指兄弟或姐妹的儿子；指女性时应用 niece。
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