family
英 ['f?m?l?; -m(?)l-]
美['f?m?li]
- n. 家庭；親屬；家族；子女；[生]科；語族；[化]族
- adj. 家庭的；家族的；適合于全家的
英英釋意
- 1. a social unit living together;
- "he moved his family to Virginia"
- "It was a good Christian household"
- "I waited until the whole house was asleep"
- "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
- 2. primary social group; parents and children;
- "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
- 3. people descended from a common ancestor;
- "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
- 4. a collection of things sharing a common attribute;
- "there are two classes of detergents"
- 5. an association of people who share common beliefs or activities;
- "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"
- "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"
- 6. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera;
- "sharks belong to the fish family"
- 7. a person having kinship with another or others;
- "he's kin"
- "he's family"
- 8. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities