| 单词 | nephew |
| 释义 | nephew /nef"yooh/ or, esp. Brit., /nev"yooh/, n. 1. a son of one's brother or sister. 2. a son of one's spouse's brother or sister. 3. an illegitimate son of a clergyman who has vowed celibacy (used as a euphemism). 4. Obs. a direct descendant, esp. a grandson. 5. Obs. a remote male descendant, as a grandnephew or cousin. [1250-1300; ME neveu < OF < L nepotem, acc. of nepos nephew, grandson; akin to OE nefa, D neef, G Neffe, ON nefi; the pseudo-etymological sp. with ph has influenced pron.] |
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