cousin
/ˈkʌzən/noun
(亦作 first cousin)
1- a child of one's uncle or aunt堂兄弟; 堂姐妹; 表兄弟; 表姐妹。
1.1
- a person belonging to the same extended family远亲; 亲戚。
1.2
- a thing related or analogous to another相关（或类似）的东西：
the new motorbikes are not proving as popular as their four-wheeled cousins.
这种新型摩托车好像没有它们的同类四轮摩托车那样受欢迎。
1.3
- （一般作 cousins）a person of a kindred race or nation兄弟民族（或国家）的人：
our American cousins
我们的美国兄弟。
1.4
- historical a title formerly used by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a noble of their own country〈史〉卿（君主对别国君主或本国贵族的称呼）。
短语
first cousin once removed
1
- a child of one's first cousin嫡堂（或嫡表）兄弟姐妹的子女。
2
- one's parent's first cousin父亲（或母亲）的嫡堂（或嫡表）兄弟姐妹。
first cousin twice removed
1
- a grandchild of one's first cousin嫡堂（或嫡表）兄弟姐妹的孙子女。
2
- one's grandparent's first cousin祖父（或祖母）的嫡堂（或嫡表）兄弟姐妹。
second cousin
- a child of one's parent's first cousin远房堂（或表）兄弟姐妹（指父亲或母亲的嫡堂或嫡表兄弟姐妹的子女）。
second cousin once removed
1
- a child of one's second cousin远房堂（或表）兄弟姐妹的子女。
2
- one's parent's second cousin父亲（或母亲）的远房堂（或表）兄弟姐妹。
third cousin
- a child of one's parent's second cousin父亲（或母亲）的远房堂（或表）兄弟姐妹的子女。
派生词
cousinhood
nouncousinly
adjectivecousinship
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French cosin, from Latin consobrinus 'mother's sister's child', from con- 'with' + sobrinus 'second cousin' （from soror 'sister'）.