family
n. 家(庭); 子女; 祖先; (動植物的)科
adj. 家族的; 全家共用的
A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children.
There's room in there for a family of five...
那兒能住下五口之家。
His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides...
他無論作出什麼決定,家人都全力支援。
When people talk about a family, they sometimes mean children.
They decided to start a family.
他們決定要孩子。
...couples with large families.
兒女成群的夫婦
When people talk about their family, they sometimes mean their ancestors.
Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.
她的祖先在世紀之交時來到洛杉磯。
...homes where their families had lived for generations.
祖祖輩輩生活過的家
You can use family to describe things that belong to a particular family.
He returned to the family home...
他回到自己家裡。
I was working in the family business.
我在自家的企業工作。
You can use family to describe things that are designed to be used or enjoyed by both parents and children.
It had been designed as a family house...
這房子的設計適合一家老小共同居住。
A wedding is a family event.
婚禮是全家人的慶典。
A family of animals or plants is a group of related species.
...foods in the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts.
抱子甘藍之類的十字花科食物
1. a social unit living together;
2. primary social group; parents and children;
3. people descended from a common ancestor;
4. a collection of things sharing a common attribute;
5. an association of people who share common beliefs or activities;
6. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera;
7. a person having kinship with another or others;
8. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
family, home, house
這些名詞都有"家"之意。
the (或 one's) family jewels
(非正式)男性外生殖器
in the family way
(非正式)懷孕的
We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
表面上道貌岸然的人或有聲望的家庭,卻有著駭人聽聞,多年不讓人知道的秘密,這樣的事情我們經常在小說裡讀到.
The condition of her family was not improving.
她的家境仍無轉機.
Smith has run away from home, but his family are putting a good face on it.
史密斯已經離家出走, 但他的家人卻裝作若無其事.
A quarrel had estranged him from his family.
一場爭吵使他與家人疏遠了.
They have married for two years, but have not any family yet.
他們已經結婚兩年了, 但是還沒有子女.