family
/ ˈfæmili /
◙ (pl. -ies)
1. [treated as sing. or pl.] a group consisting of two parents and their children living together as a unit
• 家，家庭
a group of people related to one another by blood or marriage
• 家人；家族
»friends and family can provide support.
朋友和家人都能够给予帮助。
the children of a person or couple being discussed
• 子女，孩子
»she has the sole responsibility for a large family.
她要单独抚养一大群子女。
[mass noun] a person or people related to one and so to be treated with a special loyalty or intimacy
• 家属；亲戚，亲人
»I could not turn him away, for he was family.
我不能赶走他，因为他是自家人。
a group of people united in criminal activity
• 犯罪团伙
[Biology] a principal taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below order, usually ending in -idae (in zoology) or -aceae (in botany)
• [生] 科
a group of objects united by a significant shared characteristic
• 具有明显共同特征的一组物体
[Mathematics] a group of curves or surfaces obtained by varying the value of a constant in the equation generating them
• [数] 族
2. all the descendants of a common ancestor
• 民族；家族
»the house has been owned by the same family for 300 years.
这所房子为同一家族所有已达300年。
a race or group of peoples from a common stock
• 宗族
◙ adjective
1. [attrib.] designed to be suitable for children as well as adults
• 老少咸宜的
»a family newspaper.
家庭生活报。【IDIOMS】
◘ the (或 one's) family jewels
1. [informal] a man's genitals
• [非正式] 男性外生殖器
◘ in the family way
1. [informal] pregnant
• [非正式] 怀孕的【语源】
1. late Middle English (in sense 2; also denoting the servants of a household or the retinue of a nobleman): from Latin familia 'household servants, household, family', from famulus 'servant'