| 词汇 | great-aunt |
| 释义 | great-aunt noun[ C ] uk /ˌɡreɪt ˈɑːnt/ us /ˌɡreɪt ˈænt/ an aunt of your father or mother: 姑婆;姨婆 I had several great-aunts on my mother's side.我有好几个姨婆。 Great-aunt Ivy艾薇姨婆 your relatives relativeAll my relatives gather every year for a family reunion. extended familyHe has a very large extended family. relationShe is a distant relation of his, though I don't quite remember how. kinHe remained true to his kin. mother's/father's side (of the family)I have aunts and uncles on my mother's side of the family. Family: relations in general anti-family aunt auntie baby daddy baby mama family man father fatherhood filial filially kinsman kinswoman kith and kin long-lost loved one relationship relative removed second cousin sib Examples of great-auntgreat-aunt All of these were women over 55 living in three-generation households, with six being grandmothers and the other a great-aunt. Might a great-aunt happen to live in a place in which such people think it would be pleasant to live? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The care was provided by his wife, my great-aunt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The children have driven away their previous tutors and in turn, often get corporal punishment from their great-aunt. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She later received 5,000 from the will of a great-aunt. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The only living relative he has is his great-aunt, whom he visits every week. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Till's great-aunt offered the men money, but they did not respond. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His great-aunt has a secret recipe for flying pancakes using pollen from pink bees which gather pollen from both worlds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We all know that in nursery mythology uncles are sometimes supposed to be wicked, but nobody has ever said a word about great-uncles or great-aunts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are for the purpose of including in the clause great-uncles and great-aunts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an arbitrary list that includes sons-in-law, but not nephews; stepsons' wives, but not nieces; grandparents, but not great-aunts and uncles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The changes saw the definition of relative expanded; great-aunts and great-uncles will be able to adopt children through a simpler process. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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