aunt

/ɑːnt/ (bre, ipa) · /ænt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈant ˈänt/ (ame, mw)

aunt — noun

1. a woman in your family from the generation above yours, such as one of your pare

1.名詞A2
釋義

a woman in your family from the generation above yours, such as one of your parents' sisters or a woman married to your uncle or another aunt

例句

My aunt drove us to Tainan for Grandma's birthday lunch.

my aunt + family event

Aunt Mei always brings mango cake when she visits on Sunday.

as form of address: Aunt + name

同義詞
  • auntie

    a warmer or more childlike form, often used in direct address

  • relative

    a much broader word that does not show the exact family link

  • great-aunt

    a more specific relation from your grandparents' generation

文法句型

my aunt

Aunt + first name

an aunt by marriage

用法筆記

Often appears before a first name in direct address, as in Aunt Mei. The word also covers women who become part of the family by marriage, not only a parent's sister.

常見錯誤

❌I visited aunt May yesterday.
✅I visited Aunt May yesterday.
💡Use a capital letter when aunt is part of a person's name.
❌She is aunt of me.
✅She is my aunt.
💡In everyday English, use a possessive word before aunt.