单词 | sister |
释义 | sistersister /ˈsɪstɚ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1a girl or woman who has the same parents as you: He has two sisters and a brother.big/older sister My older sister is a teacher.little/younger sister Where’s your little sister?2 (also Sister) a nun: Sister Mary Margaret3a sister company/organization/ship etc. a company, etc. that belongs to the same group or organization: one of the bank’s sister companies4spoken a way of talking to or about an African-American woman, used by African Americans5spoken a word used by women to talk about other women and to show that they have feelings of friendship and support toward them: We have to support our sisters in southern Africa. [Origin: Old English sweostor] |
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