姻亲 In-Laws — 家庭成员英语单词

"Her husband cooks dinner every Friday night."

她丈夫每周五晚上做晚饭。

"She and her husband have been married for twenty years."

她和丈夫已经结婚二十年了。

常见搭配

记忆技巧

husband发音近似「哈斯本德」，hus来自house（房子），band是纽带，丈夫就是把家联系在一起的人。

"He surprised his wife with flowers on their anniversary."

他在结婚纪念日给妻子送了一束花作为惊喜。

"My wife and I go on a vacation together every summer."

我和妻子每年夏天一起去度假。

常见搭配

记忆技巧

wife发音近似「外夫」，wife和life（生活）只差一个字母，妻子是生活中最重要的伙伴——wife=life的伴侣。

"My father-in-law enjoys fishing on weekends."

我岳父周末喜欢钓鱼。

"He gets along very well with his father-in-law; they play golf together."

他和岳父关系很好，他们一起打高尔夫。

常见搭配

记忆技巧

father-in-law就是「法律上的父亲」，通过婚姻关系（law=法律）获得的父亲=岳父/公公，记住in-law这个后缀就行。

"My mother-in-law is an excellent cook."

我婆婆厨艺非常好。

"She invited her mother-in-law over for dinner to celebrate her birthday."

她请婆婆过来吃晚饭庆祝她的生日。

常见搭配

记忆技巧

和father-in-law同理，mother-in-law就是「法律上的母亲」=岳母/婆婆，in-law家族一脉相承。

"My brother-in-law works at the same company as me."

我姐夫和我在同一家公司工作。

"He went fishing with his brother-in-law last Sunday."

上周日他和姐夫一起去钓鱼了。

常见搭配

记忆技巧

brother-in-law=法律上的兄弟，通过婚姻获得的兄弟关系，中文里分得很细（姐夫/妹夫/大舅子等），英语一个词搞定。

"My sister-in-law is a kindergarten teacher."

我嫂子是一名幼儿园老师。

"She and her sister-in-law often go shopping together on weekends."

她经常和嫂子周末一起逛街。

常见搭配

记忆技巧

sister-in-law=法律上的姐妹，通过婚姻获得的姐妹关系，和brother-in-law一样，记住-in-law就能举一反三。