Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #599
son
儿子；男孩
a male child or offspring
- 1.
One's male offspring.
- 2.
Son cubano, a genre of music and dance blending Spanish and African elements that originated in Cuba during the late 19th century.
- 3.
a male human offspring
儿子
- 4.
A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents.
- 5.
the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
圣子,上帝的道,三位一体中的第二位,即耶稣基督
- 6.
A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
- 7.
A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by social conflict.
- 8.
A person regarded as the product of some place.
- 9.
A familiar address to a male person from an older or otherwise more authoritative person.
- 10.
The current version of a file, derived from the preceding father file.
养子；孩子；小伙子；如同儿子般的人；义子；（与某地、某种运动等相关的）男子；子弟；圣子；耶稣基督
In use
My son is learning to play the piano at school.
They were very proud when their son graduated from university.
She has two sons and one daughter.
their son became a famous judge
have a son
They have a son and two daughters.
他们有一个儿子和两个女儿。
[possessive determiner] son
所有格限定词（如 my, his, her, their）常与 son 连用，表示亲属关系。
Her son is a doctor.
她的儿子是一名医生。
the son of [noun]
Connections
Collocations
- eldest son
- 长子
- Their eldest son inherited the family business.他们的长子继承了家族生意。
- only son
- 独生子
- As an only son, he felt pressure to continue the family name.作为独生子，他感到延续家族姓氏的压力。
- son and heir
- 儿子兼继承人
- The duke's son and heir will take over the estate.公爵的儿子兼继承人将接管庄园。
- prodigal son
- 回头的浪子
- The story of the prodigal son teaches forgiveness.浪子回头的故事教导宽恕。
- son-in-law
- 女婿
- Her son-in-law is a kind and hardworking man.她的女婿是个善良勤劳的人。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想儿子（son）如太阳（sun）般温暖，发音相近，记住s-o-n三个字母就像'儿'的轮廓。
Context & Register
中性词语，多用于日常家庭语境，称呼或指代男性子女。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'son' include 'on', 'don', 'gone' (all pronounced /ɒn/). Words ending in '-son' like 'person', 'lesson', 'arson' are spelled similarly but pronounced with an unstressed schwa /ən/, not the /ɒn/ sound.
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 5，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。
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