step-sibling

IPA/ˈstepˌsɪb.lɪŋ/
IPA/ˈstepˌsɪb.lɪŋ/

step-sibling — 名詞

1. A person who becomes your brother or sister when one of your parents marries a p

1.名詞B1
釋義

繼兄弟姊妹

父母再婚形成的非血親兄弟姊妹

A person who becomes your brother or sister when one of your parents marries a person who already has children — you and that person are not related by blood.

例句

After his mother remarried, Theo gained two step-siblings, Mei and Jun.

Theo 的母親再婚後,他多了兩位繼兄弟姊妹——Mei 和 Jun。

gain + step-sibling after a parent remarries

The Watanabe family holiday included both biological and step-siblings.

Watanabe 一家的假期聚會包括了親生與繼兄弟姊妹。

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用法筆記

Step-sibling is a gender-neutral term covering both stepbrothers and stepsisters. It is less commonly used in everyday speech than the specific forms stepbrother and stepsister, but it is useful when the gender is unknown or when referring to a mixed group.

常見錯誤

My step-sibling Mark is my half-brother.
My step-sibling Mark is not blood-related to me, while my half-brother shares one parent with me.
💡A step-sibling is related only through marriage, whereas a half-sibling shares one biological parent.