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单词 brother-in-law
释义

brother-in-law

Word forms: plural brothers-in-law
countable noun [usually poss NOUN]
Someone's brother-in-law is the brother of their husband or wife, or the man who is married to one of their siblings.

brother-in-law in British English

nounWord forms: plural brothers-in-law
1. 
the brother of one's wife or husband
2. 
the husband of one's sibling
3. 
the husband of the sibling of one's husband or wife

brother-in-law in American English

(ˈbrʌðərɪnˌlɔ)
nounWord forms: plural brothers-in-law
1. 
the brother of one's husband or wife
2. 
the husband of one's sibling
3. 
the husband of one's wife's or husband's sibling
Word origin
[1250–1300; ME]

Examples of 'brother-in-law' in a sentence
brother-in-law

Neither her husband nor her brother-in-law survives.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
She has been accused of trying to get her former brother-in-law dismissed from the police force to settle a personal score.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His wife, brother-in-law and nephew all allegedly received money and are defendants.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was surely pure coincidence that he is also the brother-in-law of a future king of England.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I'm very rarely alone so most of the time either my wife or my brother-in-law pay for things.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
brother-in-law

British English: brother-in-law /ˈbrʌðə ɪn lɔː/ NOUN
Someone's brother-in-law is the brother of their husband or wife, or the man who is married to their sister.
  • American English: brother-in-law
  • Arabic: زَوْج الأُخْت أخو الزوجة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cunhado
  • Chinese: 内兄内弟
  • Croatian: šogor
  • Czech: švagr
  • Danish: svoger
  • Dutch: schoonbroer
  • European Spanish: cuñado
  • Finnish: lanko
  • French: beau-frère
  • German: Schwager
  • Greek: κουνιάδος
  • Italian: cognato
  • Japanese: 義兄弟
  • Korean: 시숙 husband’s brother
  • Norwegian: svoger
  • Polish: szwagier
  • European Portuguese: cunhado
  • Romanian: cumnat
  • Russian: деверь, шурин, зять, свояк the brother of one’s husband
  • Latin American Spanish: cuñado
  • Swedish: svåger
  • Thai: พี่เขยหรือน้องเขย
  • Turkish: kayın birader
  • Ukrainian: зять
  • Vietnamese: anh em chồng husband’s brothers

Chinese translation of 'brother-in-law'

brother-in-law

(ˈbrʌðərɪnlɔː)

n (c)

  1. (= older sister's husband) 姐夫 (jiěfu) (个(個), gè)
  2. (= younger sister's husband) 妹夫 (mèifu) (个(個), gè)
  3. (= husband's older brother) 大伯子 (dàbǎizi) (个(個), gè)
  4. (= husband's younger brother) 小叔子 (xiǎoshūzi) (个(個), gè)
  5. (= wife's older brother) 内(內)兄 (nèixiōng) (个(個), gè)
  6. (= wife's younger brother) 内(內)弟 (nèidì) (个(個), gè)
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