释义 |
sib I. \ˈsib\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English sib, sibbe, from Old English sibb; akin to Old High German sippa, sippea kinship, family, Old Norse sifjar, plural, Gothic sibja and probably to Sanskrit sabhā akin to Latin suus one's own — more at suicide : kinship II. adjective Etymology: Middle English sib, sibbe, from Old English sibb, from sibb, n., kinship 1. : related by blood : akin — usually used with to < owners of the neighborhood, sib to English squire or Scots laird — Mary Johnston > 2. chiefly dialect : on good or intimate terms — usually used with to < sib to the ladies > < this ethereal quality of hers was always sib to the earth — Llewelyn Powys > 3. dialect : well-disposed, congenial — usually used with to III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English sib, sibbe, from Old English sibb, from sibb, adjective, related 1. a. : kindred, relatives b. : a blood relation : kinsman 2. a. : a brother or sister considered irrespective of sex : sibling 1a b. : a plant or animal having the same degree of relation to another as human siblings 3. : a group consisting of all persons unilaterally descended from a real or supposed ancestor |