| 单词 | son-in-law |
| 释义 | son-in-law noun[C] uk/ˈsʌn.ɪn.lɔː/us/ˈsʌn.ɪn.lɑː/pluralsons-in-lawB2 the man who ismarriedtoyourdaughterorson 女婿Family: non-blood relations
son-in-law| American Dictionaryson-in-law noun[C] us/ˈsʌn·ɪnˌlɔ/pluralsons-in-lawus/ˈsʌnz·ɪnˌlɔ/thehusbandof a person’sdaughter Examplesofson-in-lawson-in-law Her family had run into financial problems after the sickness and death of ason-in-law. From theCambridge English Corpus They had initially turned him down too, though hisson-in-lawwas a member of the curia of lords. From theCambridge English Corpus It was on the bride's parents whether to give such gifts to their daughter andson-in-lawfor a fresh start. From theCambridge English Corpus But it would seem that he and hisson-in-lawhad kept one small craft tied up in a secluded cove until the 29th. From theCambridge English Corpus For most, dominion passed to a son or, more frequently, to ason-in-law, brother or brother-in-law. From theCambridge English Corpus Others include grandchildren,son-in-law, other male and female relatives, and neighbours. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, in order to survive, the domestic group occasionally had to violate regional customs - the classic example for this being the in-marryingson-in-law. From theCambridge English Corpus People would just say to the woman's family, 'well, that's it, your family has gained ason-in-law'. From theCambridge English Corpus He had no difficulty in getting along with hisson-in-law, who shared the same cultural framework. From theCambridge English Corpus Over several months, theson-in-lawwho still lived with them became increasingly detached, often spending the night in the nearby town where he worked. From theCambridge English Corpus She was probably elderly in 1536, when she surrendered a two-acre holding to her daughter and son-in-lawin return for a lifelong maintenance agreement. From theCambridge English Corpus Women were eventually to lose even this tenuous hold, when an adoptedson-in-lawwas formally permitted to succeed as the head of the household. From theCambridge English Corpus The parents could retire and hand over the responsibility of running the farm to a ' marriage-keen ' son orson-in-law. From theCambridge English Corpus The water radical, as a case in point, appears in the character for decide, and the female radical is incorporated in the character forson-in-law. From theCambridge English Corpus When her husband had died, she transferred ownership of the farm to her daughter andson-in-law, but continued to live there. 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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