half-sibling
half-sibling — 名詞
1. a brother or sister who shares only one biological parent with you, rather than
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
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
The DNA test confirmed that Hassan and the boy from Cairo were half-siblings.
DNA 檢測確認 Hassan 和那位來自開羅的男孩是異胞手足。
Many blended families include children, step-parents, and half-siblings under one roof.
許多重組家庭裡，孩子、繼父母和異胞手足都住在同一個屋簷下。
Mira shares a mother with her half-sibling but they have different fathers.
Mira 和她的異胞手足共有同一位母親，但父親不同。
- half-brother
male-specific equivalent
- half-sister
female-specific equivalent
- full sibling
shares both biological parents
- step-sibling
shares no biological parent; linked by a parent's remarriage
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.