单词 | niece |
释义 | nieceniece /niːs/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] FAMILYthe daughter of your brother or sister, or the daughter of your wife’s or husband’s brother or sister 侄女;外甥女 → nephew, aunt, uncle Examples from the Corpus niece• It's not so much that he's lost a niece, more a potential playmate.• Her nephews and nieces were all gathered around the table chattering happily over their food.• As they moved towards the next tee she nodded towards her niece.• For one, Chilcott had kept his temper, hoping to coax his niece round to his point of view. (1200-1300) Old French Late Latin neptia “granddaughter, niece” |
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