sister
n
1 daughter of the same parents as oneself or another person 姐; 妹
my, your, his, etc big sister 我的、 你的、 他的...姐姐
She has been like a sister to me, ie has behaved as a sister does. 她一向待我親如姐妹.
2 (used esp by feminist women 尤為提倡女權主義的女性使用) fellow woman 姐妹
They supported their sisters in the dispute. 她們在辯論中支持她們的姐妹.
3 (US infml 口) (used to address a woman 用以稱呼女子)
Come on, sister, hurry along! 好了, 大姐, 快點!
4 (Brit) senior hospital nurse 護士長.
5 Sister member of certain female religious orders; nun 修女
the Little Sisters of the Poor 貧民救濟修女會.
6 [attrib 作定語]
(eg of a ship or an organization) of the same design or type (例如指船或團體)同樣類型的
After the disaster, tests were carried out on the tanker's sister vessels. 那艘油輪遇難後, 對同類型的油輪都進行了檢驗.
our sister college in Cambridge 我們劍橋大學的姐妹學院.