| 单词 | niece |
| 释义 | niece (once / 367 pages) n A niece is your brother or sister's daughter. It's as simple as that. Here's an analogy: niece is to female, as nephew is to male. Get it? Your parents' brothers and sisters are your uncles and aunts. If you are female, you are their niece. If you are male, you are their nephew. Both niece and nephew come from the Latin word nepotem. One nice thing about the spelling of niece is that it adheres to the "i" before "e" except after "c" rule. Whew! WORD FAMILYniece: nieces USAGE EXAMPLESI recently saw her niece showing island visitors around our local museum. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Cunningham is survived by his nieces and nephews. Time(Dec 30, 2016) His death was confirmed by his niece Ruth W. Messinger, the former Manhattan borough president. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) n a daughter of your brother or sister Ant|Hypo|Hyper nephew a son of your brother or sister grandniece, great-niece a daughter of your niece or nephew kinswoman a female relative |
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