stepbrother
/ˈstepbrʌðə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈstepbrʌðər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstep-ˌbrə-t͟hər/ (ame, mw)
stepbrother — 名詞
- stepbrothersingular
- stepbrothersplural
1. a boy or man who becomes part of your family when one of your parents marries hi
繼兄；繼弟
父母再婚後形成的兄弟關係
a boy or man who becomes part of your family when one of your parents marries his parent, without being related to you by blood
Sophie's stepbrother Omar taught her how to ride a bike last summer.
Sophie 的繼兄 Omar 去年夏天教她騎腳踏車。
possessive + stepbrother + [name] to introduce a family member
Mei-Lin gained a stepbrother named Wei after her mother remarried.
Mei-Lin 的母親再婚後，她多了一位名叫 Wei 的繼弟。
gain + a + stepbrother for acquiring a new family tie
Diego and his stepbrother Kwame spend every Saturday at the park.
Diego 和他的繼兄 Kwame 每週六都會去公園玩。
When Emma's mother married Mr. Patel, his son Rohan became her stepbrother.
Emma 的媽媽嫁給 Patel 先生後，他的兒子 Rohan 就成了 Emma 的繼兄。
Nina visits her stepbrother in Taipei during the school holidays.
Nina 在學校放假期間去臺北探望她的繼弟。
- stepsibling
gender-neutral term for a stepbrother or stepsister
- step-sibling
variant spelling of stepsibling, less common
- blood brother
a brother related by birth, not through marriage
- full brother
a brother who shares both biological parents with you
文法句型
stepbrother + of + [person]
[possessive] + stepbrother + [name]
用法筆記
Distinguish from half-brother, who shares one biological parent with you. A stepbrother is related only through a parent's marriage, not by blood.