| 单词 | joint family |
| 释义 | joint family noun[C] Indian Englishuk/ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˌdʒɔɪnt ˈfæm.əl.i/afamilyin whichparentsandtheirmalechildrenwiththeirfamilieslivetogether and areconsideredas asingleunit （父母与儿子们生活在一起并被看作是一个家庭单位的）复合家庭Family: relations in general
Examplesofjoint familyjoint family This factor, however, never inspired the families to adoptjointfamilyforms. From theCambridge English Corpus As members of ajointfamily, they enjoyed control over its resources. From theCambridge English Corpus Widows, (girl) orphans, new daughters-in-law, and unwanted wives are amongst those who could traditionally expect the lowest levels of consideration within thejointfamilysystem. From theCambridge English Corpus He suggests that even in the seventeenth century the underlying pattern was not that of ajointfamilysystem. From theCambridge English Corpus In essence, thejointfamilywas a micro social security system. From theCambridge English Corpus In particular, we must consider the pastoralists' adherence to thejointfamilypattern. From theCambridge English Corpus Individual interviews were conducted separately with the target boy and his caregiver(s) following ajointfamily-interaction task. From theCambridge English Corpus There are several possible explanations why youngest brothers were so often chosen as participants injointfamilyforms. From theCambridge English Corpus Certainlyjointfamilyhouseholds, with a labour force of at least four members, were in an advantageous position to retain and increase their landholdings. From theCambridge English Corpus As household heads aged, the percentages ofjointfamilyhouseholds rose. From theCambridge English Corpus Thejointfamilyhousehold form became more predominant as heads neared the age of 60. From theCambridge English Corpus Having an extendedjointfamilymay help in reducing the burden of troublesome behaviour. From theCambridge English Corpus Thejointfamilywas ruptured and women were increasingly forced to live in usually oppressive households, without their husbands. From theCambridge English Corpus As a component of the ' household-formation system ', this pattern of property transmission supported the preservation of an undivided patrimony, securing the maintenance and the reproduction of patrilinealjointfamilyhouseholds. From theCambridge English Corpus Urbanisation, modernisation and globalisation have led to changes in economic structure, erosion of societal values and the weakening of social institutions such as thejointfamily. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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