brother-in-law

英 ['brʌðərinlɔ:]美
  • n. 姐夫；妹夫；内弟；内兄；小叔；大伯
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英文词源

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."

双语例句

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。
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2. "I wish I had a little brother," said Daphne wistfully.
“我希望有个小弟弟。”达夫妮伤感地说。
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3. At my brother's high school graduation the students recited a poem.
在我弟弟的高中毕业典礼上，学生们朗诵了一首诗。
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4. He beat up on my brother's kid one time.
他有一次殴打了我哥的孩子。
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5. She had shared responsibility for her brother since girlhood.
她还是个小姑娘的时候就分担起照顾弟弟的责任。
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