brother-in-law
英 ['brʌðərinlɔ:]
美
英文詞源
- brother-in-law (n.)
- c. 1300; also brother in law; see brother. In Arabic, Urdu, Swahili, etc., brother-in-law, when addressed to a male who is not a brother-in-law, is an extreme insult, with implications of "I slept with your sister."
雙語例句
- 1. He shouted at his brother, his neck veins bulging.
- 他朝他的兄弟吼叫，脖子上青筋暴突。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "I wish I had a little brother," said Daphne wistfully.
- “我希望有個小弟弟。”達夫妮傷感地說。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. At my brother's high school graduation the students recited a poem.
- 在我弟弟的高中畢業典禮上，學生們朗誦了一首詩。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He beat up on my brother's kid one time.
- 他有一次毆打了我哥的孩子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She had shared responsibility for her brother since girlhood.
- 她還是個小姑娘的時候就分擔起照顧弟弟的責任。
來自柯林斯例句