daughter

/ˈdɔːtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɔːtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdȯ-tər ˈdä-/ (ame, mw)

daughter — 名詞

  • daughtersingular
  • daughtersplural

1. a girl or woman considered in relation to her parents — the female child whom th

1.名詞A1
釋義

女兒

自己的女性子女

a girl or woman considered in relation to her parents — the female child whom they have raised or adopted.

例句

The Atakans' daughter Defne planted roses with her father in the back garden last weekend.

Atakan 家的女兒 Defne 上週末和父親在後院種了玫瑰。

possessive: daughter's / father and daughter

Erik took a photo of his daughter Iris on her first day of school.

Erik 拍下女兒 Iris 第一天上學的照片。

同義詞
  • child

    neutral term; works for any gender and does not specify the female relationship

  • offspring

    very formal or scientific; works for both humans and animals

  • girl

    informal when used as a family term; can also mean any young female, causing ambiguity

反義詞
  • son

    the male counterpart in the parent–child relationship

用法筆記

Daughter is the female counterpart of 'son'. Unlike 'girl', which refers to any female child by age, 'daughter' always implies the parent–child relationship. The word can be used for children by birth or by adoption.

常見錯誤

❌She is my girl.' (to mean 'daughter')
✅She is my daughter.
💡'My girl' is ambiguous; it can mean a girlfriend, a female friend, or a daughter in informal speech.
❌I have two girls, ages five and seven.
✅I have two daughters, ages five and seven.
💡Using 'girls' for one's children is common in casual conversation but 'daughters' is clearer in writing.

daughter — 形容詞