sister

sister
noun

a woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents
姐妹
■a close female friend or associate, especially a female fellow member of a trade union or other organization
亲密女友（或女同事，尤指工会或其他组织的女性成员）
■(常作 Sister)a member of a religious order of women
修女；女教友
■a fellow woman seen in relation to feminist issues
（女权运动中的）姐妹
■(informal, chiefly N. Amer.)a black woman (chiefly used as a term of address by other black people)
(非正式，主北美)大姐；小妹（主要为黑人之间的称呼语）
■[usu. as modifier]a thing, especially an organization, which bears a relationship to another of common origin or allegiance or mutual association
（尤指组织之间的）姐妹（关系）
Securicor and its sister company Securicor Services.
安全投递公司和它的姊妹公司——安全押运服务有限公司。
a sister ship.
姐妹船。
(常作 Sister)(Brit.)a senior female nurse, typically in charge of a ward
(英.)护士长

派生
sisterliness
noun
sisterly
adjective
语源

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zuster and German Schwester, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin soror

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