Word · Frequency #7967
niece
侄女；甥女
a daughter of one's brother or sister
- 1.
A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
兄弟、姐夫或妹夫的女儿；兄弟的女儿(父系侄女)或姐妹的女儿(母系侄女)
- 2.
A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
堂姐妹或表姐妹的女儿
兄弟、姐夫或妹夫的女儿；兄弟的女儿(父系侄女)或姐妹的女儿(母系侄女)；堂姐妹或表姐妹的女儿；侄女；甥女
In use
My niece loves to read storybooks before bed.
I bought a birthday gift for my niece yesterday.
Both of my nieces are very talented in music.
possessive determiner + niece
常用所有格或物主代词来指明关系。
My niece is a talented pianist.
我的侄女是一位有才华的钢琴家。
the niece of + someone
较正式，强调所属关系。
She is the niece of the famous author.
她是那位著名作家的侄女。
a niece / nieces
不定冠词a用于单数，复数用nieces。
They have a niece and two nephews.
他们有一个侄女和两个侄子。
Connections
Collocations
- my niece
- 我的侄女/甥女
- I took my niece to the park.我带我的侄女去了公园。
- young niece
- 年幼的侄女
- Her young niece is very cute.她年幼的侄女非常可爱。
- favorite niece
- 最喜欢的侄女/甥女
- She is his favorite niece.她是他最喜欢的侄女。
- niece and nephew
- 侄女和侄子（或甥女和外甥）
- My niece and nephew are coming over.我的侄女和侄子要过来。
Synonyms
- kinswoman
- 女性亲属 · 该词泛指女性亲属，不特指兄弟或姐妹的女儿，使用范围更广。
Antonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
妮子 (nī zi) 谐音 niece，侄女就是小妮子。
Context & Register
正式用语，多用于书面或正式介绍场合，指兄弟或姐妹的女儿。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The following words all rhyme with 'niece' (pronounced /niːs/): piece, peace, lease, fleece, geese, police. Be careful: 'nice' (/naɪs/) is a common lookalike that does not rhyme.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.