Word · Frequency #22924
stepson
继子
The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
- 1.
The son of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
- 2.
the son your spouse by a former marriage
配偶前婚所生的儿子
配偶前婚所生的儿子；妻与前夫所生的儿子；夫与前妻所生的儿子；[法] 妻与前夫所生的儿子
In use
My stepson is learning to play the guitar.
She introduced her stepson to all her colleagues at the office party.
He treats his stepson as his own child.
someone's stepson
所有格代词或名词所有格后直接接stepson。
He is my stepson.
他是我的继子。
have a stepson
表示拥有继子，常用have作谓语。
I have a stepson from my husband's previous marriage.
我丈夫前一段婚姻给我带来一个继子。
stepson of someone
较正式的表达，常可用所有格替代。
He is the stepson of my wife.
他是我妻子的继子。
Common mistakes
He is my stepson, but I adopted him legally.He is my adopted son, but I adopted him legally.
stepson 指配偶前段婚姻所生的儿子，不指收养关系。中文的“继子”可能被误用于收养子，但英文中 adoption 需用 adopted son。
I have two stepson.I have two stepsons.
stepson 是可数名词，复数形式为 stepsons，需加 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- adult stepson
- 成年的继子
- Her adult stepson moved out last year.她成年的继子去年搬了出去。
- eldest stepson
- 最大的继子
- His eldest stepson is now in college.他最大的继子现在在上大学。
- teenage stepson
- 十几岁的继子
- My teenage stepson loves video games.我十几岁的继子很喜欢电子游戏。
- estranged stepson
- 疏远的继子
- She tried to reconnect with her estranged stepson.她试图与疏远的继子重修于好。
- stepson from a first marriage
- 前段婚姻所生的继子
- He is her stepson from a first marriage.他是她前段婚姻所生的继子。
- raise a stepson
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：继子是婚姻中“跨出一步(step)”成为家庭一员的儿子(son)。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭关系、日常对话、法律文件 “stepson”是中性亲属称谓，无强烈正式或口语色彩；多用于家庭关系描述，也常见于法律、表格等较正式场合。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为stepsons。
Pronunciation & Spelling
stepson 中 -son 读 /sʌn/。son、sun、done、fun 都与这个 /ʌn/ 押韵；lesson、reason 虽然以 -son 拼写，但分别读 /ˈlɛsən/、/ˈriːzən/，元音不同。
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.