sister
/ˈsɪstɚ/KK
sɪs·tɚ
變化形
sisters
1.
姊妹；姊姊或妹妹
與某人有相同父母、同父或同母的女性手足。
用法：可數名詞。談到某人的手足關係時，常用 have：I have two sisters。所有格後可直接接 sister，例如 my sister。
My sister takes the train to school every morning.
我姊姊每天早上搭火車上學。
My older sister helps me study for the English test.
我姊姊幫我準備英文考試。
還有 2 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
2.
修女
隸屬某個基督教修會、遵守宗教誓願並從事宗教或服務工作的女性。
用法：作頭銜時通常大寫，例如 Sister Mary。
Her sister works at a place run by her church.
她的姊姊在她的教會經營的地方工作。
My sister came to our school and talked about helping people.
我姊姊來到我們的學校，談論幫助人們。
3.
姊妹般的人；女性同伴
因為親密情誼、共同經驗或共同身分，而被視為如同姊妹的女性或女孩。
用法：常搭配所有格或複數使用，例如 our sisters、sisters in the community。
The team members helped each other like sisters during the game.
比賽時，隊員們像姊妹一樣互相幫助。
The speaker asked everyone to stand with their sisters in the town.
演講者請大家和鎮上的姊妹站在一起。
常見錯誤
She is my sister's younger.
She is my younger sister.
She is my sister older.
She is my older sister.
I have one sister and two brother.
I have one sister and two brothers.
My sister is older than me two years.
My sister is two years older than I am.
相關字詞
學習提示
・sister 可指姊姊或妹妹，單靠這個字無法判斷年紀大小。
・在日常對話中，my sister 很常見；若聽者不知道對方是姊姊或妹妹，而這項資訊重要，再加 older 或 younger。
・big sister 與 little sister 可用於家庭中的姊姊、妹妹，語氣通常比 older sister、younger sister 更親切。