niece
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [ni?s]
- 美式音標(biāo) [ni?s]
- 國際音標(biāo) [ni:s]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n. 外甥女,姪女
- n. (Niece)人名;(英)尼斯
詞源解說
- 直接源自古法語的niece,意爲(wèi)姪女;最初源自拉丁語的neptia,意爲(wèi)外孫女。
詞根記憶
- niece(姪女)去掉e就是nice(美好的)→美麗的姪女→姪女
- “妮子”→長輩對姪女的昵稱→姪女
英英字典
- a daughter of your brother or sister, or a daughter of your husband's or wife's brother or sister
- Someone's niece is the daughter of their sister or brother.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 姪女
- 外甥女