son

Word family

son /sʌn/ S1 W1 noun → sun, the

1 [countableC]CHILD someone’s male child 儿子 → daughter

Her son Sean was born in 1983.

她的儿子肖恩出生于 1983 年。

They have three sons and a daughter.

他们有三个儿子和一个女儿。

In those days, the property went to the eldest son.

那时候，财产由长子继承。

their youngest son, George

他们最小的儿子乔治

son of

the son of a poor farmer

一个穷苦农民的儿子

→ like father like son at father1(7)

2 [singular] spokenCHILDMAN used by an older person as a way to address a boy or young man 孩子〔年长者对男孩或年轻男子的称呼〕

What’s your name, son?

你叫什么名字，孩子？

3. the Son RRCJesus Christ, the second member of the group from the Christian religion that also includes the Father and the Holy Spirit 圣子〔指耶稣基督，圣父、圣子、圣灵三位一体中的第二位〕

Examples from the Corpus

the Son• And the sons of union officials find the door to City Hall open if they decide on a career in politics.• Anthony Hopkins was much more frightening as a serial killer than Currie is as the son of Satan.• The scenes between the sons, all witty repartee, came close to a spoof of stagey theatrical speech.• I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.• Had the detention of the son been unlawful, Fennell would have been justified in acting as he did.• Born in 1589, he was the son of a small tenant farmer.• Brunhild, however, was prepared to say that her grandson Theudebert was the son of a gardener.

4 [countableC] writtenALMAN a man, especially a famous man, from a particular place or country 〔来自某个地方或国家的，尤指有名望的〕男士，人士

Frank Sinatra, New Jersey’s most famous son

弗兰克•西纳特拉，新泽西州最著名的人士

5. my son RRCMANused by a priest to address a man or boy 我的孩子〔神父对男子或男孩的称呼〕

Examples from the Corpus

my son• And my son will probably be just like you.• What about it, Gabriel my son?• I had my son, yet I was lonely.• I often read aloud to my sons the nonfiction books that support their school studies.• How much compassion would I have toward Duncan Fleming if it were my son who was killed?• However, in the spring of 1977 an offer was made, which my son accepted.• Mr Shepherd appeared in my office with my son - said he'd found him roaming about the factory.

→ favourite son at favourite1(2)

Examples from the Corpus

son• The family business has now been taken over by Anderson's eldest son.• Sophie will marry one day, and perhaps she will send her sons to you.• She so much wanted to avoid another pitched battle with her son.• Her son used to work in Texas.• The figures of two parents stooped over their 13-year-old son who would die tomorrow.• Our son Jamie is five years old.• We have two teenage sons.• So Demeter nursed Demophoon, the son that Metaneira had borne to wise Celeus.• members of the Sons of Italy

Origin son

Old English sunu

son noun

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