相信大家对常见亲属的英语单词都很熟悉,比如爸爸father、妈妈mother等,这些单词在小学的时候就会学到。但是有一些在生活中很常见的亲属,但是在英语课本中很少见例如公公、婆婆、嫂子等,这些英语你知道怎么说吗?今天就一起学习下生活中常见的关于亲属关系的英语。
family 家庭
英文单词family有一个记忆拼写的小诀窍:将“Father and mother I love you.”这句话的每个首字母拿出来就组成了family。
His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides.
mother 妈妈
除了mother以外,还有更为亲近的称呼为mom等。小孩子多称呼妈妈为mommy。
If you can’t trust your mother, who can you trust?
如果你连你自己的妈妈都不能信任的话,你还能信任谁?
father 爸爸
father还可称为dad、daddy。
He was a good father to my children.
他是我孩子们的好父亲。
daughter 女儿
That is Mary's daughter. She has two daughters.
那是玛丽的女儿。她有两个女儿。
son 儿子
He shared a pizza with his son.
他分了一块披萨给他的儿子。
brother兄弟;sister 姐妹
Have you got any brothers and sisters?
你有兄弟姐妹吗?
grandfather 外公;爷爷
My grandfather was a coal miner.
我的爷爷是个煤矿工人。
grandmother 外婆;奶奶
My father often speaks of my grandmother.
我爸爸时常提起我的奶奶。
grandson 孙子;外孙
My grandson's birthday was on Friday.
星期五是我孙子的生日。
granddaughter 孙女;外孙女
My granddaughter likes to wear skirts.
我的孙女喜欢穿裙子。
father-in-law 岳父;公公
mother-in-law 岳母;婆婆
My mother-in-law is so kind to me.
我的婆婆对我非常好。
son-in-law 女婿
daughter-in-law 儿媳
She told them that her daughter-in-law is pregnant.
她告诉他们她儿媳妇儿怀孕了。
sister-in-law 嫂子;弟媳
brother-in-law 大伯子;小叔子
Jane is my sister-in-law. She is my elder brother's wife.
简是我的嫂子。她是我哥哥的老婆。
uncle 叔父;伯父;舅父;姑父
aunt 婶母;伯母;舅母;姑母
My aunt invited me to dinner yesterday.
我的伯母昨天请了我吃饭。
nephew 侄儿;外甥
niece 侄女;外甥女
He is my nephew, not my son.
他是我的侄儿,不是我的儿子。