fam
fam — 名詞
- famsingular
- famsplural
1. an informal word for the people you are related to, especially those in your own
家人；親屬
口語中稱呼自己家庭或親戚的非正式用詞
an informal word for the people you are related to, especially those in your own household
Darius drove six hours to surprise his fam on New Year's Eve.
Darius 開了六小時的車，在除夕夜給家人一個驚喜。
collocation: [possessive] fam
Nora's whole fam came to the airport holding signs and cheering.
Nora 全家都到機場來，舉著牌子歡呼。
Joaquín talks to his fam on video chat every Sunday without fail.
Joaquín 每週日都會和家人在視訊通話，從不間斷。
After the storm, Ingrid stayed with her fam until the power came back.
暴風雨過後，Ingrid 與家人同住，直到電力恢復。
Femi's fam runs a small bakery that has been open for three generations.
Femi 的家人經營一家小烘焙坊，已經傳承了三代。
- stranger
someone you have no connection to
用法筆記
Informal term used mainly in conversation, text messages, and social media. Avoid in formal writing such as academic essays, business correspondence, or official documents.
常見錯誤
2. a friend you are as close to as a relative, or the tight group of friends who fe
摯友；死黨
如同家人般親近的朋友或小圈子
a friend you are as close to as a relative, or the tight group of friends who feel like your family
Mira calls her four oldest school friends her fam — they never lost touch.
Mira 把她四個最要好的老同學稱為死黨——他們從未失去聯繫。
pattern: call [people] [possessive] fam
Niran's teammates became his fam during the three months they spent on tour.
Niran 的隊友在巡演的三個月期間成了他的摯友。
Brooke threw a rooftop dinner for her fam — the five friends who knew her best.
Brooke 為她的死黨辦了一場天台晚餐——五個最了解她的朋友。
Xiu moved to a different city and slowly built a new fam around her.
Xiu 搬到另一個城市，慢慢在身邊建立了一群新的摯友。
Zola says you can choose your fam even when you cannot choose your relatives.
Zola 說即使無法選擇親戚，你仍可以選擇自己的死黨。
- bestie
usually refers to a single best friend rather than a group
- crew
more casual; can include acquaintances and is not always as intimate
- inner circle
more formal; suggests a trusted group with exclusive access or influence
- acquaintance
someone you know but are not close to
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (RELATIVES): here 'fam' refers to close friends treated as family, not to actual relatives. Context usually clarifies the meaning — if the sentence mentions friends, teammates, or roommates, sense 2 is intended.
3. a written short form used in place of the word 'familiar'
熟悉（縮寫）
書面縮寫，代表 familiar 一字
a written short form used in place of the word 'familiar'
In nineteenth-century dictionaries, 'fam.' marked words the reader was expected to know.
在十九世紀的字典中，'fam.' 標示讀者應該熟悉的字詞。
pattern: 'fam.' as abbreviation for 'familiar' in reference works
The editor pencilled 'fam.' beside every term that had already appeared in the chapter.
編輯在每一章已出現過的詞旁用鉛筆標上 'fam.'。
A glossary note explained that 'fam.' was short for 'familiar' throughout the text.
詞彙表附註說明，全文中 'fam.' 皆為 familiar（熟悉）的縮寫。
Rachel spotted 'fam.' in the margin of her grandfather's old medical textbook.
Rachel 在祖父的舊醫學教科書頁邊發現了 'fam.' 的標記。
- familiar
the full written form; use in formal or general writing
4. a written short form standing for the word 'family'
家庭（縮寫）
書面縮寫，代表 family 一字
a written short form standing for the word 'family'
The intake nurse wrote 'fam. history of asthma' on the top line of the form.
入院護士在表格頂行寫下 'fam. history of asthma'（家庭氣喘病史）。
On the census return, the clerk recorded 'fam. size: 6' in neat handwriting.
人口普查員用工整的字跡在申報表上記錄 'fam. size：6'（家庭人數：6）。
The old marriage register used 'fam. name' instead of 'surname' in every entry.
舊的婚姻登記冊在每筆紀錄中使用 'fam. name'（家庭姓氏）而非 'surname'。
Church records from the 1700s often shorten 'family' to 'fam.' to save paper.
十八世紀的教會紀錄為了節省紙張，常把 family（家庭）縮寫成 'fam.'。
- family
the full written form; use in formal or general writing