half-sibling

IPA/hˈɑːfsˈɪblɪŋ/
IPA/hˈæfsˈɪblɪŋ/

half-sibling — 名詞

1. a brother or sister who shares only one biological parent with you, rather than

1.名詞B2
釋義

異胞手足

只共有一位親生父母的兄弟姊妹

a brother or sister who shares only one biological parent with you, rather than both

例句

Felix grew up with two half-siblings from his father's first marriage.

Felix 從小就和父親前一段婚姻所生的兩位異胞手足一起長大。

noun + from [parent's earlier relationship]

Nadia only met her half-sibling for the first time at age twenty.

Nadia 直到二十歲才第一次見到自己的異胞手足。

possessive + half-sibling for unfamiliar relatives

常見搭配
  • maternal half-sibling
  • paternal half-sibling
  • older / younger half-sibling
同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

half-sibling of [person]

[possessive] half-sibling

用法筆記

Gender-neutral term covering half-brother and half-sister; common in legal, medical, and survey contexts where the sibling's sex is not specified or not relevant.

常見錯誤

My step-sister and I are half-siblings.
My step-sister and I are not blood relatives
half-siblings share one biological parent; step-siblings share none.' — step-siblings come from a parent's remarriage with no shared biological parent.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • DNA test
  • blended family
  • biological parent
  • family tree

常用片語

  • meet a half-sibling for the first time
  • track down a half-sibling
  • raised alongside half-siblings

介系詞搭配

  • of [person]
  • from [parent's earlier relationship]