stepsister

/ˈstepsɪstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstepsɪstər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstep-ˌsi-stər/ (ame, mw)

stepsister — noun

  • stepsistersingular
  • stepsistersplural

1. a girl or woman who becomes your sister because your parent marries her parent,

1.名詞B1
釋義

a girl or woman who becomes your sister because your parent marries her parent, not because you share the same mother or father

例句

After the wedding, Jisoo and Marta became stepsisters and shared the attic bedroom.

become stepsisters after a parent's marriage

Leo asked his stepsister to save him a seat at dinner.

ask a stepsister to do something

同義詞
  • step-sister

    same meaning, using the less common hyphenated spelling

  • stepsibling

    broader and gender-neutral, not limited to a sister

文法句型

my/his/her + stepsister

be/become + someone's stepsister

用法筆記

Usually refers to a sister relationship created after a parent's remarriage or new partnership. Distinguish from 'half-sister', who shares one biological parent with you.

常見錯誤

❌Nina is my stepsister because we have the same dad.
✅Nina is my half-sister because we have the same dad.
💡a stepsister is related through a parent's marriage, not through a shared biological parent.