单词 | cousin |
释义 | cousincousin /ˈkʌzən/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] 1the child of your uncle or aunt SYN first cousin → see also kissing cousin, second cousin2a person who is in your family but is not closely related to you: I recently tracked down a distant cousin in Maine.3someone or something who is connected or similar to another person or thing, because the two have the same or similar origins: cousin of The plantain is a larger cousin of the banana. Apes may be distant cousins of humans. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French cosin, from Latin consobrinus, from com- + sobrinus cousin on the mother’s side] |
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