sister
noun
Definitions of sister noun
- A1Countable(可數名詞)
a girl or woman who has the same parents as another person
姐姐；妹妹
Sophie and Emily are sisters.
Sophie和Emily是姐妹。
Emily is Sophie's younger/older sister.
Emily是Sophie的妹妹/姐姐。
I met Ava yesterday, she is my friend's sister.
我昨天見到了Ava，她是我朋友的妹妹。
- Countable(可數名詞)
a girl or woman who treats you in the kind way that a sister would
像姊妹一樣對待你的人。
Jane is so good to me, she is just like a sister.
Jane對我很好，她就像我的姐妹一樣。
They were like sisters when they were in school.
她們在學校時就像姐妹一樣。
My friend always cares for me, she is like a sister.
我的朋友總是照顧我，她就像我的姐妹一樣。
- Countable(可數名詞)
a woman who shares an interest with you, especially that of improving women's rights
（尤指在改善婦女權利方面）志同道合的女性。
"Sisters, we must stand together!"
「姊妹們，我們必須團結一致！」
The group of women referred to themselves as sisters and supported each other's career.
這群女性自稱為姊妹，並支持彼此的事業。
As sisters, we must work together to create equality.
作為姊妹，我們必須共同努力創造平等。
- Countable(可數名詞)old-fashioned(過時)
used to address a woman
（用於稱呼女性）
Hey, sister, what are you doing?
嘿，姐妹，妳在做什麼？
Listen, sister, just calm down.
聽著，姐妹，冷靜一下。
No problem, sister, I'll take care of it right away.
沒問題，姐妹，我馬上處理。
- Countable(可數名詞)
a female member of a religious group, especially a nun
修女；尼姑
Sister Maria works at the local church.
瑪麗亞修女在當地教堂工作。
The sisters pray every day.
修女們每天祈禱。
The sister is the head of the orphanage.
這位修女是孤兒院的院長。
- Countable(可數名詞)
a female nurse who is in charge of a department of a hospital
護理長
The sister checked the patient's chart.
護理長查看了病人的病歷。
The sister was busy, but she still took care of all the patients.
護理長很忙，但她仍然照顧了所有病人。
The patient asked the sister for pain medication.
病人向護理長要止痛藥。
adjective
Definitions of sister adjective
- Before noun(前置形容詞)
belonging to a pair or group of similar and related things, such as businesses, usually owned or operated by the same person or organization
如同姊妹的；同類型的
Our sister company is in Canada.
我們的姊妹公司在加拿大。
The company's sister hotel is located in the next city.
該公司的姊妹酒店位於下一個城市。
They have an exchange student program with their sister school.
他們與姊妹學校有一個交換學生計劃。
Idioms
- sister under the skin
A man who actively supports and advocates for the advancement of women's rights and interests.
指稱支持女性爭取權益的男性。
• As a teacher, he has always been a sister under the skin.
作為一名老師，他一直都是女性權益的支持者。