Nephew
['nefjuː;'nevjuː] or ['nɛfju]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.
(n.) A cousin.
(n.) The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
艾达整理
解釋/意思:
n. the son of a brother or sister: (orig.) a grandson (so in New Test.):—fem. Niece.
杰米整理
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of your nephew, denotes you are soon to come into a pleasing competency, if he is handsome and well looking; otherwise, there will be disappointment and discomfort for you.
手打:西格蒙德
例句/造句/用法:
- I found two letters on my dressing-table; the first I took up was in my young nephew's well-known round text. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- If we can get them on that mine, and explode it in good time, the siege will be over, replied his nephew decisively. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- Sir, said the nephew, we have done wrong, and are reaping the fruits of wrong. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- I believe him to be Lady Catherine's _nephew_. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- Though her nephew had had no particular reason to hasten back on her account, she had not lived above six-and-thirty hours after his return. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- My daughter and my nephew are formed for each other. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- The Vicar, after a glass of port, was obliged to hurry away to a meeting, and the shy nephew, who appeared to be an invalid, was packed off to bed. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- I think it is not unlikely that he will accept when you propose the thing for the sake of your nephew. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- One day, a young gentleman, who was nephew to my nurse's governess, came and pressed them both to see an execution. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- His appearance formed an odd contrast to that of my young nephew, George Woodcock, whom I had brought to Paris with me. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- We ought to be acquainted with Enscombe, and with Mrs. Churchill's temper, before we pretend to decide upon what her nephew can do. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- What is your nephew going to do with himself, Casaubon? 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- What is your nephew to be, Mr. Casaubon? 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- His nephew's introduction to Admiral Crawford might be of service. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Still, by way of punishing her elder nephew, Miss Crawley persisted in being gracious to the young Oxonian. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Her nieces and nephews can't have so much claim as my sister's. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- My nephews and nieces! 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- If she was executed, the fact remains that her three sons, together with two nephews, became the appointed heirs of Constantine. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- He had two assistants, either brothers or nephews, and they knew the secret of his process. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- The only gentlemen are my nephews, Mr. Blake and Mr. Ablewhite. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- You know he has the entrée of the Athénée, where two or three of his nephews, the sons of his eldest sister, Madame de Melcy, are students. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- The children of a first cousin are your nephews and nieces, just the same as the children of your brothers and sisters. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
校對:普拉特