| 释义 |
neph·ew
\ˈne(ˌ)fyüˌ chiefly Brit -)vyü\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English nevew nephew, grandson, from Old French neveu, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew, descendant; akin to Old English nefa grandson, nephew, Old High German nevo grandson, kinsman, Old Norse nefi nephew, kinsman, Greek nepodes children, Sanskrit napāt grandson, descendant
1.
a.
(1) : the son of a brother or sister
(2) : the son of a brother-in-law or sister-in-law
b. : an illegitimate son of an ecclesiastic
2. obsolete
a. : a lineal descendant
< on that day Adam shall see all his nephews together — John Trapp >
especially : grandson
< among the ancient Greeks the name of the grandfather was commonly given to the nephew — Richard Bentley †1742 >
b. : grandnephew
c. : cousin
< Henry the Fourth, grandfather to this King, depos'd his nephew Richard, Edward's son — Shakespeare > |