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单词 stepfamily
释义
stepfamily
noun[C]
(alsostep-family)
uk
/ˈstepˌfæm.əl.i/us
/ˈstepˌfæm.əl.i/
afamilythat isformedby twopeopleand thechildorchildrenof one or both of them from apreviousrelationship:
（有继子女或继父母的）继亲家庭，再婚家庭
With one in threemarriagesendingindivorce, there are around 650,000 stepfamilies inBritain.每三个婚姻中就有一个以离婚告终，英国约有65万个继亲家庭。
More examples
  • Some willremainloneparents; many willremarryafter aperiodofcohabitationandbecomea step-family .
  • Parents and step-parents areincreasinglywriting about step-familylifein anattemptboth towarnparentsandinformpractitioners.
  • "When I got a new stepfamily," shenotes, "suddenlymyhomelifewas morechaoticthan myworklife."
  • They say ittakesfour to sevenyearsbefore youbondas a stepfamily andidentifyyourownrolesand how youfitin.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Family: non-blood relations
  • auntie
  • blended family
  • brother-in-law
  • co-brother
  • co-sister
  • goddaughter
  • godfather
  • godmother
  • godparent
  • godson
  • nonbiologically
  • sister-in-law
  • son-in-law
  • step
  • stepbrother
  • stepmother
  • stepmum
  • stepparent
  • stepsister
  • stepson
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(Definition ofstepfamilyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstepfamily

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What is clear is that neither the word 'stepfamily' nor the use of the step-stem is being embraced by our respondents.
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The contemporarystepfamily: making links with fostering and adoption.
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Indeed, the relationships and families were highly diverse and this may account, to some extent, for the lack of use of the wordstepfamily.
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Membership in astepfamilywas associated with a slightly increased likelihood of psychopathology, but this was the case regardless of relationship constellation.
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The current study extends the research onstepfamilycomplexity by examining systems hypotheses in simple and complex stepfamilies.
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A broader definition of astepfamilyis that it is created when a parent takes a new partner, whether through cohabitation or divorce.
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There is, as yet, no clear message emerging fromstepfamilyresearch.
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Even for them it seems, the ideal of the nuclear family still shapes attitudes tostepfamilylife.
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Participants lived in a nuclear family (n 10),stepfamily(n 3) and single-parent family (n 6), one with the father.
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However, this definition fails to encompass the household of the absent biological parent, who may also be cohabiting or married, creating anotherstepfamilyhousehold.
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The question has been surprisingly little considered instepfamilystudies.
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Secondly, there is the issue of fathering in stepfamilies.
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It is widely drawn and includesstepfamily, adoptive relatives and unmarried couples.
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Tired of being harassed by her family, the young girl takes all of her stepfamily's most prized possessions and sets them ablaze.
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The family accepts itself for who it is, there is a strong sense of the stepfamily's middle ground, and children feel secure in both households.
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