fam·i·ly

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【词性】：n．

【释义】：

❶ 家庭：a family history家史．in a family way如一家人．in the family way(粗俗语)怀孕．family planning计划生育．a family man恋家的人；有家室的人．My family are early risers．我全家都是早起的人．My family was very poor before liberation．解放前我家很穷苦．Soldiers and people are one family．军民是一家．❷ (集合名词)子女：He has a large family．他儿女多．Tom is the eldest of the family．汤姆是家里最大的孩子．❸ 门第，名门．❹ 家族，宗族，氏族：a family name姓氏．a family tree家谱，宗谱．❺ 人种，种族，民族．❻ (分类上的)系，族，属：languages of the Latin family 拉丁语系的语言．