siblings
siblings — 名詞
- siblingssingular
- siblingsesplural
1. each of two or more children who share one or both parents
兄弟姊妹
同父母所生的孩子，彼此互為兄弟或姊妹
each of two or more children who share one or both parents
Mauricio and his three siblings grew up in a small village near Oaxaca.
Mauricio 和他的三個兄弟姊妹在瓦哈卡附近的一個小村莊長大。
possessive + numeral: his three siblings
Amira has five siblings, so the morning rush for the bathroom was always a fierce battle.
Amira 有五個兄弟姊妹，所以每天早上搶浴室都是一場激烈的戰爭。
Cyrus often fought with his siblings over who got to use the bathroom first.
Cyrus 經常和他的兄弟姊妹為了誰先用浴室而吵架。
The four siblings still meet for lunch every Sunday at their parents' house.
四個兄弟姊妹至今仍每週日在父母家一起午餐。
Linh is the youngest of six siblings, with four older brothers and one sister.
Linh 是六個兄弟姊妹中年紀最小的，有四個哥哥和一個姊姊。
- only child
a person who has no siblings at all
文法句型
possessive + siblings
numeral + siblings
the + superlative + of + numeral + siblings
用法筆記
The word sibling is gender-neutral — it does not tell you whether the person is a brother or a sister. Use it when gender is unknown or unimportant.
常見錯誤
2. a company, product, or group that belongs to the same parent organization as ano
姊妹機構
同一上級機構旗下的相關公司、產品或團體
a company, product, or group that belongs to the same parent organization as another and shares a similar role or identity
The sportswear label launched a running-shoe line as a sibling to its bestselling yoga collection.
那家運動服飾品牌推出了一款跑鞋系列，作為其熱銷瑜伽系列的姊妹產品線。
pattern: a sibling to [organization]
Ignacio compared the sibling app's checkout screen with their own, pointing at the identical layout.
Ignacio 比較了姊妹應用程式的結帳頁面和自家產品的，指著相同的版面設計。
Padma's Tokyo studio and its European sibling both won design awards at the same industry fair in Berlin.
Padma 的東京工作室及其歐洲姊妹公司在柏林同一個產業展上都獲得了設計獎。
Yara edited the food magazine while Amihan ran its sibling title about travel two desks away.
Yara 編輯美食雜誌，而 Amihan 在兩張桌子外負責其姊妹刊物——一本旅遊雜誌。
Sirin discovered that her favourite skincare brand had a sibling line for men.
Sirin 發現她最喜歡的護膚品牌有一條專給男生的姊妹產品線。
- affiliate
more formal and often implies a legal or contractual tie
- sister company
same meaning but limited to companies; sibling is broader (products, groups, etc.)
- counterpart
emphasizes a parallel role rather than shared ownership
文法句型
sibling + noun
a sibling to + noun
siblings under + parent organization
用法筆記
Common in business and organizational writing. Unlike sense 1, this sense can be used in the singular (a sibling company) and often appears before another noun as a modifier.