family-friendly

/ˌfæməli ˈfrendli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfæməli ˈfrendli/ (ame, ipa)

family-friendly — 形容詞

1. designed or intended so that parents can comfortably bring their children — mean

1.形容詞B1
釋義

適合全家的

適合大人帶小孩一同前往或使用的

designed or intended so that parents can comfortably bring their children — meaning the place, event, film, or service does not contain anything that would be unsuitable for young people.

例句

The new pizza place on Main Street is very family-friendly, with crayons and a play area.

Main Street 上那間新開的披薩店非常適合全家光顧，店裡備有蠟筆和一塊遊戲區。

predicative use: be + family-friendly + with-phrase listing kid-perks

Dario booked a family-friendly hotel in Kyoto that offered cribs and a shallow pool.

Dario 在京都訂了一間適合全家入住的飯店，附有嬰兒床和一座淺水池。

attributive use: family-friendly + [accommodation noun]

同義詞
  • child-friendly

    near-identical; emphasizes the child specifically rather than the whole family group

  • kid-friendly

    informal American register; common in casual reviews and advertising

  • wholesome

    broader and more old-fashioned; describes moral tone of content rather than practical facilities

反義詞
  • adults-only

    explicitly excludes children, used of bars, resorts, films

用法筆記

Typically describes a place, event, film, hotel, restaurant, or product — not a person. Often used in marketing language where a business signals that children are welcome and that adult content (loud bars, strong language, late hours, mature scenes) is absent.

常見錯誤

❌Aaron is a family-friendly man.
✅Aaron is a family man.
💡'family-friendly' describes places, events, or products that welcome children, not individuals.
❌a family friendly restaurant' (no hyphen)
✅a family-friendly restaurant
💡when used before a noun, the hyphen is standard.