Brother

词形变化

Brothers 复数 Brothers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.

    At the monastery, Brother Stephen supervises the kitchen.

    Please welcome Brother Smith as he moves from his former congregation to his new congregation.

  2. 2.

    Title of respect for an adult male member of a fraternal/sororal organization, or comrade in a movement, or even a stranger using fictive kin.

  3. 3.

    A title used to personify or respectfully refer to concepts or animals.

    The Native American had a kinship with nature, even referring to Mother Earth and Brother Bear.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

comrade blood brother

反义词 1

sister

上位词 10

man friend buddy member pal monk chum sidekick monastic crony

下位词 6

mason half-brother stepbrother Big Brother freemason little brother

整体词 3

brotherhood fraternity sodality

相关短语

brother-in-law n. 姊妹的丈夫 brother german brother in law 姐夫，妹夫 Brother Jonathan brother from another mother brother chip brother in Christ brother-german n. 亲兄弟 ditto, brother smut my brother in Christ half brother 同父异母兄弟, 同母异父兄弟 Big Brother 老大哥 big brother 哥哥；老大哥 little brother 弟弟气旋 blood brother [法] 血盟者, 同胞兄弟