step-sister

step-sister — 名詞

1. a girl or woman who becomes your sister because one of your parents marries her

1.名詞B1
釋義

繼姊妹

因父母再婚成為姊妹

a girl or woman who becomes your sister because one of your parents marries her parent, not because you share a biological parent

例句

After the ceremony, Layla and Sana became step-sisters and shared one bedroom.

儀式後，Layla 和 Sana 成了繼姊妹，並共用同一間臥室。

become step-sisters after a parent's marriage

Felix asked his step-sister to bring his gym shoes after practice.

Felix 請他的繼姊妹在練習後把運動鞋帶給他。

possessive + step-sister

常見搭配
  • older step-sister
  • younger step-sister
  • become step-sisters
  • live with a step-sister
同義詞
  • stepsister

    same meaning in the more common one-word spelling

  • stepsibling

    broader and gender-neutral, so it is less specific than step-sister

文法句型

[possessive] + step-sister

become + step-sisters

用法筆記

Usually names a sister relationship created when parents marry or form one household. The one-word spelling 'stepsister' is more common in current English. Distinguish it from 'half-sister', who shares one biological parent with you.

常見錯誤

Mina is my step-sister because we have the same mother.
Mina is my half-sister because we share one parent.
a step-sister joins the family through a parent's marriage, not through birth.
My adopted sister is also my step-sister.
My adopted sister joined our family through adoption, not as a step-sister.
'step-sister' specifically refers to a sibling relationship created by remarriage.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • step-sister relationship
  • step-sister bond

常用片語

  • older step-sister
  • younger step-sister
  • become step-sisters

介系詞搭配