sibling

/ˈsɪblɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɪblɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsi-bliŋ/ (ame, mw)

sibling — 名詞

  • siblingsingular
  • siblingsplural

1. someone who shares a parent with another person — either a brother or a sister.

1.名詞A2
釋義

兄弟姊妹

同父母的兄弟或姊妹

someone who shares a parent with another person — either a brother or a sister.

例句

Élise has two younger siblings who still live at home with her parents.

Élise 有兩個弟弟妹妹，還跟父母住在家裡。

younger / older + sibling

With three siblings, Femi learned to share and compromise by taking turns picking the TV show.

有三個兄弟姊妹，Femi 學會輪流挑選電視節目，從中懂得分享和妥協。

learned to + [verb] + by + V-ing (sharing strategy)

同義詞
  • brother

    specifically male; the most common term when gender is known

  • sister

    specifically female; the most common term when gender is known

  • half-sibling

    shares only one biological parent, not both

  • stepsibling

    not biologically related; related through a parent's remarriage

反義詞

文法句型

sibling + of + person

possessive + sibling

用法筆記

Sibling is a gender-neutral alternative to brother or sister. Use it when the person's sex is unknown or unimportant to the context.

常見錯誤

❌My sibling is a girl.
✅My younger sibling is a girl.
💡sibling does not indicate gender; if gender matters, add context or use 'brother' / 'sister'.
❌She is my sibling sister.
✅She is my sister.
💡sibling already includes the idea of sister; do not add both words together.

2. a company, product, organization, or other entity that belongs to the same group

2.名詞B2
釋義

姊妹組織

同集團或同體系的相關組織或產品

a company, product, organization, or other entity that belongs to the same group or family as another and is connected by a common origin or owner.

例句

The airline's sibling company runs the hotel chain under the same brand.

這家航空公司的姊妹公司以同一品牌經營連鎖飯店。

sibling company / sibling brand

Tuan works for a French firm and its sibling office in Tokyo.

Tuan 在一家法國公司任職，該公司在東京的姊妹辦公室也屬同一體系。

同義詞
  • affiliate

    a company that is partially owned or controlled by another; more formal

  • subsidiary

    a company fully owned by a larger parent company; implies hierarchy, not equality

  • counterpart

    a person or thing that has a similar position or function in a different group

反義詞

文法句型

sibling + noun (attributive)

the sibling of + noun phrase

用法筆記

This sense is most often used before a noun as an attributive modifier (sibling company, sibling brand, sibling species). It is common in business and academic contexts.