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单词 sister
释义 sister
 —sisterless,  adj.   —sisterlike,  adj.  
 /sis"teuhr/,  n.  
  1. a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
  2. Also called half sister. a female offspring having only one parent in common with another offspring.
  3. stepsister.
  4. a female friend or protector regarded as a sister.
  5. a thing regarded as feminine and associated as if by kinship with something else: The ships are sisters.
  6. a female fellow member, as of a church.
  7. a female member of a religious community that observes the simple vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
  8.  Brit.   a nurse in charge of a hospital ward; head nurse.
  9. a fellow black woman.
  10. a woman who supports, promotes, or participates in feminism.
  11.  Informal.   a form of address used to a woman or girl, esp. jocularly or contemptuously: Listen, sister, you've had enough.
  adj.  
  12. being or considered a sister; related by or as if by sisterhood: sister ships.
  13. having a close relationship with another because of shared interests, problems, or the like: We correspond with school children in our sister city.
  14.  Biochem.   being one of an identical pair.
 [bef. 900; ME (n.) < ON systir; c. OE sweoster, D zuster, G Schwester, Goth swistar; akin to Serbo-Croatian sèstra, Lith sesuõ, L soror ( < *swesor), OIr siur, Welsh chwaer, Skt svasar sister, Gk éor daughter, niece]
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