in-law

/ˈɪn.lɔː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪn.lɑː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈin-ˌlȯ/ (ame, mw)

in-law — noun

1. someone who becomes a member of your family because of a marriage, rather than t

1.名詞B1
釋義

someone who becomes a member of your family because of a marriage, rather than through blood. The word is most often used in the plural form 'in-laws' to refer to all such relatives together — for instance, your spouse's parents, siblings, or their husbands and wives.

例句

Tomás gets along with his in-laws and plays chess with his father-in-law every Sunday.

collocation: get along with one's in-laws

After Priya's wedding, her in-laws threw a big party to welcome her to the family.

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文法句型

in-laws as plural noun referring to the group

用法筆記

Rarely used in the singular form on its own; the plural 'in-laws' is far more common in everyday speech. The singular form usually appears as part of a compound noun such as 'mother-in-law' or 'brother-in-law'.

常見錯誤

❌I am going to visit my in-law's house.' (apostrophe placement confusion).
✅I am going to visit my in-laws' house.
💡the plural possessive requires the apostrophe after the -s.
❌She is an in-law of mine' (grammatically correct but awkward; most speakers use the compound).
✅She is my sister-in-law.
💡use the specific compound form when referring to one person.