Word · Frequency #6440
nephews
侄子；外甥
nephews is the plural of nephew.
核心释义
a son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law
- 1.
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).
- 2.
你兄弟或姐妹的儿子
a son of your brother or sister
- 3.
堂兄弟或表兄弟的儿子
A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law
堂侄；表侄；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)；你兄弟或姐妹的儿子；堂兄弟或表兄弟的儿子；侄子
用法In use
My nephew is learning to play the guitar.
用法提示：nephew 为名词，在句中作主语，指兄弟或姐妹的儿子；英语不区分侄子与外甥。
She took her nephews to the zoo on Sunday.
用法提示：nephews 是 nephew 的复数形式，在句中作动词 took 的宾语。
We visited our nephew in Boston last month.
用法提示：nephew 为名词，作动词 visited 的宾语，指男性晚辈亲属。
[possessive determiner] nephew
My nephew is ten years old.
我的侄子十岁了。
nephew of [someone]
He is the nephew of the famous actor.
他是那位著名演员的侄子。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- my nephew
- 我的侄子/外甥
- My nephew is learning to play the piano.我的侄子正在学弹钢琴。
- nephew's birthday
- 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。
- young nephew
- 小侄子
- Her young nephew loves to play with toy cars.她的小侄子喜欢玩玩具车。
- nephew's graduation
- 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。
- adored nephew
- 被深爱的侄子
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'nephew' = '你' + '夫'（兄弟），即侄子/外甥。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
nephew 是阳性名词，指兄弟或姐妹的儿子；指女性时应用 niece。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the 'ew' spelling but differ in stress and vowel sounds. 'Nephew' has first-syllable stress (/ˈnɛfju/), while these pattern words stress the 'ew' syllable with a long /uː/ sound. None are true rhymes due to the stress difference.
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
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.