释义 |
parents-in-lawˈparents-in-ˌlaw noun [plural] - A new bride is expected to cover her head in the presence of her parents-in-law and older brothers-in-law.
- I think I made it once for my parents-in-law.
- Seven A few years previously, Melissa had been in the Cévennes on a motoring holiday with her parents-in-law.
- This materialism also means that the traditional tyrants, the parents-in-law, are being increasingly regarded by married couples as burdens.
- When I spoke about this problem to my parents-in-law they only laughed.
- Whether she does this or not depends, in Britain, on her own personality and on the attitude of her parents-in-law.
the parents of your husband or wife → mother-in-law |