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单词 half-sister
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Word forms: plural half-sisters
countable noun [oft poss NOUN]
Someone's half-sister is a girl or woman who has either the same mother or the same father as they have.

half-sister in British English

noun
the daughter of either of one's parents by another partner

half sister in American English

a sister through one parent only

Examples of 'half-sister' in a sentence
half-sister

In addition to only just finding out that he had a half brother, they had also learned that Richard had a half sister: Jennsen.
Terry Goodkind NAKED EMPIRE (2004)
His elder half-sister did not seem to care that he had not contacted her for two decades.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
He turned all of that charm on his half-sister now, to absolutely no effect.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2001)
Chris had never advanced beyond that formal address even though she was Alex's half-sister.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2001)

Chinese translation of 'half-sister'

half-sister

(ˈhɑːfsɪstəʳ)

n (c)

  1. (same mother, different father) 同母异(異)父的姐妹 (tóng mǔ yì fù de jiěmèi) (个(個), gè)
  2. (same father, different mother) 同父异(異)母的姐妹 (tóng fù yì mǔ de jiěmèi) (个(個), gè)

Nearby words of
half-sister

  • half-brother
  • half-hearted
  • half-hour
  • half-sister
  • half-term
  • half-time
  • half/full fare
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