half-sibling
IPA/ˈhɑːf ˌsɪb.lɪŋ/
IPA/ˈhæf ˌsɪb.lɪŋ/
half-sibling — 名詞
- half-siblingsingular
- half-siblingsplural
1. a person who shares one biological parent with you, but not both of your parents
1.名詞B1
釋義
半手足
同父異母或同母異父的兄弟姐妹
a person who shares one biological parent with you, but not both of your parents
例句
Kabir and his half-sibling Putri share the same mother but were raised in different countries.
Kabir 和他的半手足 Putri 有同一個母親，但在不同國家長大。
possessive: his half-sibling + shared-parenthood frame
On the immigration form, Talia listed her half-sibling as a close family relative.
Talia 在移民表格上將她的半手足列為近親。
Asher's half-sibling contacted him after finding their family through a genealogy website.
Asher 的半手足透過族譜網站聯絡他，才發現他們是一家人。
Sumin was an only child until she found a half-sibling from her father's first marriage.
Sumin 原本是獨生女，直到發現父親前一段婚姻有一個半手足。
同義詞
- half-brother
male half-sibling
- half-sister
female half-sibling
常見錯誤
❌A half-sibling is a brother or sister from a step-family.
✅A half-sibling shares one biological parent with you.
💡Step-siblings are not biologically related; half-siblings share one biological parent.