nephew
nephew 英 [ˈnefju:] 美 [ˈnɛfju]
n. 侄子；外甥
名词复数:nephews
- A nephew is the son of your sister or brother. This makes you the aunt or uncle of that nephew.
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- n. 侄子；外甥
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1. He gave the task to his nephew.
他把这任务交给了他的侄儿。
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2. She has a nephew who is just ten years of age.
她有个才满10岁的侄子。
- nephew (n.) c. 1300, from Old French neveu (Old North French nevu) "grandson, descendant," from Latin nepotem (nominative nepos) "sister's son, grandson, descendant," in post-Augustan Latin (c. 150 A.D.), "nephew," from PIE *nepot- "grandchild," and in a general sense, "male descendant other than son" (source also of Sanskrit napat "grandson, descendant;" Old Persian napat- "grandson;" Old Lithuanian nepuotis "grandson;" Dutch neef; German Neffe "nephew;" Old Irish nia, genitive niath "son of a sister," Welsh nei). Used in English in all the classical senses until meaning narrowed in 17c., and also as a euphemism for "the illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic" (1580s). The Old English cognate, nefa "nephew, stepson, grandson, second cousin" survived to 16c.
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