篇一:英语里的夫妻称谓
体验式英语教学先锋 美联英语 中文里夫妻的称谓大家都很熟悉,比如:对于妻子的称呼,有堂客、媳妇儿、老婆、女人或孩子他娘等。对于丈夫的称呼有老公、爱人、当家的、前面人、老头子、那口子、男人等。下面来看看英文的称呼。
老外在谈到“我们家那位”时,一般会说other half 或者 my better half, 表示自己的配偶、伴侣。
比如:How do they meet their other halves?
他们都是怎么遇到自己另一半的?
I'll go if my better half lets me.
老婆大人批准我就去。
另外,partner 除了平时有“搭档”的意思,也可以用来指自己的另一半。
比如:I met my partner by the matchmaker.
我和我家那位是别人做媒认识的。
比较正式的场合中,你还可以用spouse表示配偶。
比如:Where can British people find their ideal spouses?
英国人都是如何找到理想的对象的?
日常生活中,国外夫妻称呼对方时,会经常用到以下这几个词,相信大家也都很熟悉:dear honey 、 babe 、 darling 、 sweetheart 、
篇二:男人说英语与女人说英语的7大区别
语言本是人们沟通的工具,没有性别之分,但由于男女的社会分工、性格特色、生理特点不同,每一种语言都深深地打上了性别的烙印。在国外,有部分社会语言学家,专门研究语言与性别的关系。美国有一位学者Graham Goodwin,从1980年到1990年,先后十次,在费城街头,收集不同年龄、种 族、职业的男、女行人的谈话,进行比较研究,结果发现,与男人的语言相比,女人的语言至少有下列特点。
女人喜欢使用第一人称复数(我们)形式,比如We need……(我们需要),而男人喜欢使用第一人称单数(我),比如I want……(我想要)。
女人喜欢使用平易、通俗的单词,比如用nice、sweet等来形容(好),而男人喜欢使用华丽、夸张的单词,比如用splendid、gorgeous等来形容“好”。
女人喜欢创造一些比较女性化的说法,比如dove grey(类似鸽子羽毛的灰色),而男人喜欢使用英语标准的说法,比如light grey(浅灰色)。
女人重视语法的正确性,比如We're going to……(我们正在去/即将去),而男人不重视语法的正确性,比如We're gonna……(我们正在去/即将去)。
女人喜欢直接引用,比如Hannah said that……(汉娜说),而男人喜欢间接引用,比如She said that……(她说)。
女人喜欢礼貌表达,比如Would you please……(您能),而男人喜欢常规表达,比如Can you……(你能)。
最后一个,同时也是最重要的一个特点,那就是女人喜欢倾听,而男人喜欢诉说,比如下面一段对话,拿给普通的美国人看一遍,然后让他们判断一下A和B的性别,结果所有人都认为:喋喋不休的A是男人,随声附和的B是女人。
A: I saw a kingfisher Saturday morning.
B: Did you?
A: It took off about three feet from my side. I didn't see it in the bush. It took off out of a bush...
B: Mmmm.
A: Passed the front of my canoe and flew into a tree. I sat there...
B: Very nice.
A: and thought ...
B: Yeah.
A: It looked down at me and it was really bright.
B: Beautiful.
篇三:各种亲戚用英语怎么说
各种亲戚用英语怎么说
双方的immediate family(直系亲属)就都变成了对方的in-laws(姻亲)——father-in-law(岳父/公公),mother-in-law(岳母/婆婆),sister-in-law(姑子/姨子/嫂子/弟媳),brother-in-law(内兄、弟/大伯子/小叔子/姐夫/妹夫)等等。
祖父 grand father
祖母 grandmother
外公 maternal grandfather
外婆 maternal grandmother
姐姐 older sister
妹妹 younger sister
哥哥 brother
弟弟 younger brother
姐夫 older sister's husband
弟媳 sister-in-law
伯伯 uncle
伯母 姨妈aunt
侄女niece
姑姑 aunt
继父
Step father
继母
Step mother
表姑
Second cousin
Second cousin
表兄弟
Father's sister's sons; male cousin
表兄弟
Maternal male cousin
表侄
Second cousin
表姊妹
Father's sister's daughters; female cousin
表姊妹
Maternal female cousin
伯父/大爷
Father's older brother; Elder uncle
伯母/大娘
Father's older brother's wife; Aunt
伯叔祖父
Father's father's brother; Great uncle
伯叔祖母
Father's father's brother's wife; Great aunt
长兄/哥哥
Older Brother
长姊/姐姐
Older Sister
大伯
Husband's older brother; brother-in-law
大姑
Husband's older sister; sister-in-law
弟妇/弟妹
Younger brother's wife; sister-in-law
儿子
Son
父亲/爸爸
Father
高祖父
Great great grandfather
高祖母
Great great grandmother
公公
Husband's father;father-in-law
姑夫
Father's sister's husband; Husband of paternal aunt; uncle
姑母
Father's sister; Paternal aunt
Father's father's sister's husband; Paternal grandaunt's husband 继父
Step father
继母
Step mother
襟兄弟
Husband of wife's sister
舅父/舅舅
Mother's brother; Maternal uncle
舅母/妗子
Mother's brother's wife; Maternal uncle's wife
妹夫
Younger sister's husband
母亲/妈妈
Mother
内弟/小舅子
Wife's younger brother
内兄/大舅子
Wife's older brother
女儿
Daughter
女婿
Daughter's husband; Son-in-law
婆婆
Husband's mother; mother-in-law
妻子/老婆
Wife
嫂/嫂子
Older brother's wife; sister-in-law
婶母/婶子
Father's younger brother's wife; Aunt
叔父/叔叔
Father's younger brother; Uncle
叔丈母
Wife's aunt
叔丈人
Wife's uncle
孙女
Son's daughter; Granddaughter
孙女婿
Son's daughter's husband; Granddaughter's husband
孙媳夫
Son's son's wife; Grandson's wife
Son's son; Grandson
堂兄弟
Father' brother's sons; Paternal male cousin
堂姊妹
Father's brother's daughters; Paternal female cousin
同胞兄妹
Sibling
外甥
Sister's son
外甥
Wife's sibling's son
外甥女
Sister's daughter
外甥女
Wife's sibling's daughter
外甥女婿
Sister's daughter's husband
外甥媳妇
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在英语中,舅舅、伯父、叔叔、姑父、姨夫都是uncle
阿姨、姑姑、婶婶、伯母都是aunt
表哥表姐都是cousin
爷爷、外公级别都是grandfather
奶奶、外婆级别都是grandmother
配偶类的就都在称呼后加—in-law就可以了,比如说嫂子就是sister-in-law,丈人就是father-in-law
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