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stepfather

UK //ˈstɛpˌfɑːðə//US //ˈstɛpˌfɑðər//

词源

源自中古英语 step-(表示因再婚形成的亲属关系)+ father,与德语 Stiefvater 同源。

noun

❶ 指母亲再婚后,子女对母亲新丈夫的称呼,即继父。与生父不同,是因婚姻关系形成的父子关系。

“My stepfather has always treated me like his own child.”

(我的继父一直把我当作亲生子女对待。)

“She introduced her new husband as her son's stepfather.”

(她向儿子介绍新丈夫是他的继父。)

同义词:stepdad, stepparent

常见短语

biological father vs stepfather — 用于区分生父和继父的常见表达,强调血缘关系与婚姻关系的不同。

“Although his stepfather raised him, he still wanted to find his biological father.”

(尽管是继父抚养他长大,他仍想寻找生父。)