首页英语词典familyfamily的意思

family

英 ['fæmɪlɪ; -m(ə)l-] 美['fæməli]

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近义词folks kin household

n. 家庭；亲属；家族；子女；[生]科；语族；[化]族
adj. 家庭的；家族的；适合于全家的

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词态变化

复数: families;

中文词源

family 家庭

来自拉丁语famulus, 仆人，家仆。原义为带仆人的大家庭或家族。进一步来自PIE*dhe, 做，建立，词源同do, fact.后词义通用化，也用于指三口之家的小家等。

英英释意

1. a social unit living together;: "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"

2. primary social group; parents and children;: "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

3. people descended from a common ancestor;: "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

4. a collection of things sharing a common attribute;: "there are two classes of detergents"

5. an association of people who share common beliefs or activities;: "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"

6. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera;: "sharks belong to the fish family"

7. a person having kinship with another or others;: "he's kin"; "he's family"

8. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

英文词源

family: family: [15] Latin famulus, a word of unknown origin, meant ‘servant’. From it was derived familia, a collective term for all the domestic servants of a household. Only rarely was it used for the entire household, including the servants’ employers too, and when it first entered English it was with the original Latin sense (which indeed survived until the late 18th century). Gradually, however, the English word broadened out to ‘whole household’, and then in the mid- 17th century narrowed down again to the current main sense ‘group of related people’.
=> familiar
family (n.): early 15c., "servants of a household," from Latin familia "family servants, domestics collectively, the servants in a household," thus also "members of a household, the estate, property; the household, including relatives and servants," from famulus "servant, slave," which is of unknown origin.

The Latin word rarely appears in the sense "parents with their children," for which domus (see domestic (adj.)) was used. Derivatives of famulus include famula "serving woman, maid," famulanter "in the manner of a servant," famulitas "servitude," familiaris "of one's household, private," familiaricus "of household slaves," familiaritas "close friendship."

In English, sense of "collective body of persons who form one household under one head and one domestic government, including parents, children, and servants, and as sometimes used even lodgers or boarders" [Century Dictionary] is from 1540s. From 1660s as "parents with their children, whether they dwell together or not," also in a more general sense, "persons closely related by blood, including aunts, uncles, cousins;" earlier "those who descend from a common progenitor, a house, a lineage" (1580s). Hence, "any group of things classed as kindred based on common distinguishing characteristics" (1620s); as a scientific classification, between genus and order, from 1753.
I have certainly known more men destroyed by the desire to have wife and child and to keep them in comfort than I have seen destroyed by drink and harlots. [William Butler Yeats, "Autobiography"]
Replaced Old English hiwscipe, hiwan "family," cognate with Old Norse hjon "one of the household; married couple, man and wife; domestic servant," and with Old High German hiwo "husband," hiwa "wife," also with Lithuanian šeimyna "family," Gothic haims "village," Old English ham "village, home" (see home (n.)).

As an adjective from c. 1600; with the meaning "suitable for a family," by 1807. Family values first recorded 1966. Phrase in a family way "pregnant" is from 1796. Family circle is 1809; family man "man devoted to wife and children, man inclined to lead a domestic life" is 1856 (earlier it meant "thief," 1788, from family in a slang sense of "the fraternity of thieves"). Family-tree "graph of ancestral relations" attested from 1752:
He was dressed in his best Coat, which had served him in the same Capacity before my Birth, and possibly, might be but little short in Antiquity, to the Root of his third Family Tree; and indeed, he made a venerable Figure in it. ["A Genuine Account of the Life and Transactions of Howell ap David Price, Gentleman of Wales," London, 1752]

Happy family an assemblage of animals of diverse habits and propensities living amicably, or at least quietly, together in one cage. [Century Dictionary, 1902]
The phrase is attested from 1844.

同义词辨析

family, home, house

这些名词都有"家"之意。

family：指构成一个家庭的全体成员，与家里的房子无关。

home：侧重人们生长或长期居住或组织家庭的地方或房子，含感情色彩。

house：指家里人居住的房屋，不带感情色彩。

考试真题

After that, survey respondents disagree over whether this generation will follow in their parents' footsteps, moving to the suburbs to raise families, or will choose to remain in the city center.

With Facebook she could stay connected with her family no matter how far away they were.

Another thing Katherine loved about Facebook was that she didn’t have to think about time zones when updating family.

When it is accessible to kids of all families.

This comfortable cycle, in which the rhythms of the day helped shape the rhythms of the meals, gave rise to the custom of the large midday meal, eaten with the extended family.

Some parts of the world have seen successful implementation of family planning.

Some critics say it is a luxury and shouldn't be free to families able to pay.

So the formerly small supper after sundown becomes the big meal of the day, the only one at which the family has a chance to get together.

Philip Sloane, a geriatrician ( ' , 老年病学专家 ) at the University of North Carolina: In a way, that could be liberating for families.

Of course, sons and daughters want to visit the facilities, talk to the administrators and residents and other families, and do everything possible to fulfill their duties.

Meals are the foundation of the family, says Carole Counihan, a professor at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, so there was a very important interconnection between eating together and strengthening family ties.

It enabled families to save a lot of money Evolutionary adaptation.

It brought family members closer to each other.

Indeed, we have made substantial progress in some parts of the world on at least one of these—the distribution of family-planning services and the associated shift to smaller families.

Families can look a bit more for where the residents are going to be happy, Dr.Sloane said.

Does assisted living really mark a great improvement over a nursing home, or has the industry simply hired better interior designers? Are nursing homes as bad as people fear, or is that an out-moded stereotype ( ' , 固定看法 )? Can doing one's homework really steer families to the best places? It is genuinely hard to know.

As I was considering all this, a press release from a respected research firm crossed my desk, announcing that the five-star rating system that Medicare developed in 2008 to help families compare nursing home quality also has little relationship to how satisfied its residents or their family members are.

A reasonable assumption—don't families struggle to avoid nursing homes and suffer real guilt if they can't? In the initial results, assisted living residents did paint the most positive picture.

Soon, members of the Royal family and other wealthy people took up motoring as a sport.

The castle, which is located on 11,700 acres, was leased to members of the royal family between 1848 and 1970, including King Edward VII and George V.

They are deserted by their family.

That means we need modest, realistic expectations, and we need to teach people to cook food that's good enough to share with family and friends.

In the mid-20th century, most families ate dinner at home instead of eating out.

Even those short of time or money should be encouraged to cook for themselves and their family.

"Meals are the foundation of the family," says Carole Counihan, a professor at millersville University in Pennsylvania, "so there was a very important interconnection between eating together and strengthening family ties."

Actually, I'm on holiday with my family in Thailand at the moment, although I wish it were with my friends instead.

Addison witulski's grandmother kim Allred said Addison probably overheard a conversation between family members talking about the funds needed to get her little brother to treatment.

And beyond that, it might transform the health and lives of that patient's family.

Another thing Katherine loved about Facebook was that she didn't have to think about time zones when updating family.

As I was considering all this, a press release from a respected research firm crossed my desk, announcing that the five-star rating system that Medicare developed in 2008 to help families compare nursing home quality also has little relationship to how sa

For example, Karen Hayes, a life coach in Toronto, conducts knitting therapy programs, including Knit to Quit to help smokers give up the habit, and Knit to Heal for people coping with health crises, like a cancer diagnosis or serious illness of a family

For their part, young men 25% are more likely than young women 19% to be living in the home of another family member, a non-relative or in some type of group quarters.

For women,delayed marriage—which is related, in part, to labor market outcomes for men—may explain more of the increase in their living in the family home.

I'm looking for something to support my family.

In a three-stage life, people leave university at the same time and the same age, they tend to start their careers and family at the same age, they proceed through middle management all roughly the same time, and then move into retirement within a few yea

In November 2016, Jude Sparks, now 10, was on an outing with his family near their New Mexico home, when he tripped over what he thought was a cow bone.

It was fortunate that the family didn't try to dig up the fossil because that could destroy the specimen; they did the right thing by calling someone who would know what to do.

Jude and his family had been invited by the researchers to see the fossil being preserved at the university.

like her mother, Irene combined family with career.

miguel Maeda, 42, who has a master's degree and works in public health,was the first in his family to go to college, which has allowed him to achieve a sense of financial stability his parents and grandparents never did.

Only about one-in-five say women's family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren't more females in top leadership positions in business and politics.

Rainier's family has ruled Monaco almost continuously since 1297.

The castle, which is located on 11, 700 acres, was leased to members of the royal family between 1848 and 1970, including king Edward VII and George V.

The family turned to social media expressing their gratitude saying, "From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to deeply thank each and every person that stopped by!"

The remaining 22% lived in the home of another family member such as a grandparent, in-law or sibling, a non-relative, or in group quarters like college dormitories.

This research may be biased, however, as ill health often makes older people more dependent and thereby increases contact with family members.

with Facebook she could stay connected with her family no matter how far away they were.

Working-class children are happier, more independent, complain less and are closer to family members, Ms.

Well-off families are ruled by calendars, with children enrolled in ballet, soccer and after-school programs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

The lives of children from rich and poor American families look more different than ever before.

The increasing differences in child rearing between rich and poor families reflect growing social inequality.

The achievement gap between children from high- and lowincome families is 30-40% larger among children born in 2001 than those born 25 years earlier, according to Mr.

Parenting approaches of working-class and affluent families both have advantages.

Of families earning more than $75,000 a year, 84% say their children have participated in organized sports over the past year, 64% have done volunteer work and 62% have taken lessons in music, dance or art.

Of families earning less than $30,000, 59% of children have done sports, 37% have volunteered and 41 % have taken arts classes.

Most affluent parents enroll their children in preschool or day care, while low-income parents are more likely to depend on family members.

Middle-class and higher-income parents see their children as projects in need of careful cultivation, says Annette Lareau, whose groundbreaking research on the topic was published in her book Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family Life.

In the Pew survey, middle-class families earning between $30,000 and $75,000 a year fell right between working-class and high-earning parents on issues like the quality of their neighborhood for raising children, participation in extracurricular activities and involvement in their children's education.

In poor families, meanwhile, children tend to spend their time at home or with extended family.

Higher-income families and working-class families now tend to live in different neighborhoods.

Especially in affluent families, children start young.

Contestants of elite high school math competitions are mostly Asian and white students from well-off families.

Children from higher-income families are likely to have the skills to navigate bureaucracies and succeed in schools and workplaces, Ms.

But will such contests, which are overwhelmingly dominated by Asian and white students from middle-class and affluent families become any more diverse? Many social and cultural factors play roles in determining which promising students get on the path toward international math recognition.

When we ask teens to choose a hero, they usually select an older family member rather than a remote public figure.

The elevation of the room that once belonged only to the servants to that of design showcase for the modem family tells the story of a century of social change.

The Senate Finance bill would impose an excise tax ( ' , 消费税) on health insurance plans that cost more than $8,000 for an individual or $21,000 for a family.

Still, it is true that American families are growing closer at the dawn of this new millennium ( ' , 千年).

Perhaps in the face of impersonal and intimidating globalization, a young person's family feels more like a friendly haven than an oppressive trap.

One prevalent quality we have found in teens' statements about themselves, their friends and their families is a strikingly positive emotional tone.

Most feel that their parents understand them, and they believe their family is the No.

It is where the family entertains important guests.

It is fine and healthy for teens to cultivate their personal interests, and it is good news when young people enjoy harmonious relations with their family and friends.

Families graze on high-cholesterol take-aways and microwaved readymeals.

But we also found little interest in civic life beyond the tight circles of their family and immediate friends.

The U.S. trails far behind every wealthy nation and many developing ones that have family-friendly work policies including paid parental leave, paid sick days and breast-feeding support, according to a 2007 study.

MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of Labour amendments to the children and families bill last February that included the 118 power to regulate for plain packaging.

Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow explains that when people feel the pressure to be always on, they find ways to accommodate that pressure, including altering their schedules, work habits and interactions with family and friends.

So what factors, at the community level, do predict if poor children will move up the economic ladder as adults? What explains, for instance, why the Salt Lake City metro area is one of the 100 largest metropolitan areas most likely to lift the fortunes of the poor and the Atlanta metro area is one of the least likely?Harvard economist Raj Chetty has pointed to economic and racial segregation, community density, the size of a community's middle class, the quality of schools, community religiosity, and family structure, which he calls the single strongest correlate of upward mobility.

Per-capita local government spendingIn other words, communities with high levels of per-capita income growth, high percentages of two-parent families, and high local government spending—which may stand for good schools— are the most likely to help poor children relive Horatio Alger's rags-to-riches story.

Kids who are the first in their families to brave the world of higher education came on campus with little academic know- how and are much more likely than their peers to drop out before graduation.

Given the high price of room and board and the closeness of the school to his family, he chose to live at home and worked between 30 and 40 hours a week while taking a full class schedule.

Chetty finds that communities like Salt Lake City, with high levels of two-parent families and religiosity, are much more likely to see poor children get ahead than communities like Atlanta, with high levels of racial and economic segregation.

According to a marketing executive, many students from low-income families don't know they could have a chance of going to an elite university.

True, not all U.S.students can match theperformance of their foreign counterparts, but the American institutions do offer students from rich and poor families alike the chance to realize their full potential.

"This study shows the importance of so-called non-cognitive' or soft skills in contributing to children's positive peer relationships, which, in turn, contribute to their academic success,"said Kenneth Dodge, director of the Duke Center for Child and Fami

All those things are true, but aside from him, all his friends and family are played by actors.

Although most people do not take out insurance on their young children, as the children become financially independent of the family, the emphasis on family financial security will shift from protection to saving for the retirement years.

and some parents say they can manage the cost of a school trip abroad more easily than a family holiday.

As you acquire a distinctive identity, your attitudes are further refined by the behavior of those with whom you identify—your family, those of your gender and culture, and the people you admire, even though you may not know them personally.

But we can say that basically a family living in relative poverty has less than a percentage of the average family income.

Data reveals that economic inequality rather than family income might affect people's well-being.

Each day of Kwanzaa, usually before the evening meal, family and friends gather around the table and someone lights a candle, beginning with the black.

Every family situation is different, but it is important that each family give adequate thought to planning its financial future.

Evolutionarily speaking, people in this age group are at a stage in which they can prepare to find a mate and start their own family while separating from parents and striking out on their own.

For example, in the United States, a family can be considered poor if their income is less than 50% of the national average family income.

given the high price of room and board and the closeness of the school to his family, he chose to live at home and worked between 30 and 40 hours a week while taking a full class schedule.

Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow explains that when people feel the pressure to be always "on,"they find ways to accommodate that pressure, including altering their schedules, work habits and interactions with family and friends.

Harvard economist Raj Chetty has pointed to economic and racial segregation, community density, the size of a community's middle class, the quality of schools, community religiosity, and family structure, which he calls the "single strongest correlate of

Her family received international aid during the war when she was growing up.

It has brought English into homes and pushed out traditional storytelling and family time together, accelerating the extinction of native languages.

It started as a "mama and papa operation", and the childless Wallaces always considered employees to be part of their family.

middle-class and higher-income parents see their children as projects in need of careful cultivation, says Annette Lareau, whose groundbreaking research on the topic was published in her book Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race and Family life.

One should buy the policies to give the most protection at the least cost, ensure the right family members and consider the family's financial needs.

Relative poverty is generally considered to be a household income level which is below a given proportion of average family income.

Telepresence robots such as MantaroBot, Vgo, and giraff can be controlled through a computer, smartphone, or tablet, allowing family members or doctors to remotely monitor patients or Skype them, often via a screen where the robot's "face" would be.

The death of a small child would have no effect upon the income of the family.

The elevation of the room that once belonged only to the servants to that of design showcase for the modern family tells the story of a century of social change.

The Senate finance bill would impose an excise tax(消费税) on health insurance plans that cost more than $8, 000 for an individual or $21, 000 for a family.

They did use an invitation-only photo sharing platform so that friends and family, including those far away, could see the photos, but they stood firm, simply refusing to put their child's photos on other social media platforms.

They found some evidence that some crude measures, like income inequality, correlated with changes in well-being, but economic measures with a more direct impact, like family income and unemployment rates which put families into difficulties, had no relat

Though he didn't come from a farming family, from a young age tim Joseph was fascinated by the idea of living off the land.

When a few family members did post pictures, O'Hanlon and her husband made their wishes clear.

When the children are young, and depend upon the family for financial needs, families with modest incomes have difficulty providing enough life insurance to protect the mother and children.

A man owes his success to his family support.

A software engineer by profession, Steve was a keen lover of the piano, and the only musician in his family.

After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard, the keeper's family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first.

After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family.

After reading some history books on how the first group of Chinese immigrants survived in America of the 19th century, she has become keen on her own family history and that of others.

After the concert, Naomi told the family that Steve's music was beautiful and professional.

After the trip, my family became quite interested in camping.

As the co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition NYFC (美国青年农会) and a family farmer myself, I have a front-row seat to the innovations among small farmers that are transforming the industry.

As the end of school approaches, and school vacation reading lists loom ahead, parents might take this chance to step in and make their own summer reading list and plan a family trip to the library or bookstore.

As the smallest child of his family, Alex is always longing for the time when he should be able to be independent.

At the events, you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit your conditions, and because these are family affairs, children are well catered for with apple-themed fun and games.

Because a college community differs from the family, many students will struggle to find a sense of belonging.

But above all, we want to spend some time with you and your family.

But I hope to move the family out there in a couple of months' time.

But life must be pretty tough for his family now.

Daniel Anderson, a famous psychologist, believes it's important to distinguish television's influences on children from those of the family.

During the mid-autumn festival, family members often gather together share a meal, admire the moon and enjoy moon cakes.

Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful.

Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business.

Families can enjoy the experience together, too, with family camp programs for families with children as young as 7.

Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.

Family/children's programs are free with admission.

Food can also have a specific meaning, and play a significant role in a family or culture's celebrations or traditions.

For the local family in need of help, what did they get?

Fortunately, after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to leave and later the family met up for dinner.

Fortunately, Natalie's family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the city's bridge closed.

From family pets and wild animals to toys, stuffed animal , and media images, animals are a central part of every child's world.

Good morning. Britain's Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning, but she is cooking up a storm in her latest role-showing families how to prepare delicious and nutritious meals on a tight budget.

Granddaughter Gayle Parks, 31—who works alongside her in the family business—said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award.

Guy Harvold, 24, had picked up the students and three course leaders from Gatwick Airport, and they were travelling to Bournemouth to meet their host families.

He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.

He had a strong desire to free her family from trouble.

He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, yet his smile was still as heartwarming as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good life for his family.

He invites guest families for her.

He received little love from his family.

He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby for other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what was left.

He told his family he was at peace.

He was very upset that he couldn't earn enough money to support his family.

Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California.

Helene tied several chopsticks together to show the strength of family unity.

Her family had just returned from abroad, and got a message from the vet.

Her mother Maxime, one of a family of fourteen, had been an athlete herself as a young girl but, like so many other girls in Waterhouse, had to stop after she had her first baby.

His effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a christmas gift from his mother, a purple heart with the name corrado.

His music deserved to be preserved in the family.

His recently published book, a Grammar of Thangmi with an ethnolinguistic introduction to the speakers and their culture, grows out of his experience living, working, and raising a family in a village in Nepal.

However, Helene did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.

I didn't come from a family with wealth or position, but I did manage to get a master's degree in fine arts.

I grew anxious: what if the family had simply left the cat behind?

I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I have made over the years.

I pushed her toward the front door, waving at the family, saying, sorry, please forgive us, you have a really nice place.

I was very proud that I was going to a college because no one in my family ever went to any college or to any university.

If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags.

I'm planning a trip to memphis with my family this summer.

In China, when a baby is one month old, families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includes giving red-colored eggs to guests.

In many cultures, round foods such as grapes, bread, and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.

In the 1950s in the usa, most families had just one phone at home, and wireless phones hadn't been invented yet.

In the past two decades, however, continued connection with and dependence on family,thanks to cellphones,email and social media, have increased significantly.

In tonight's faster special, they come to the aid of a family in need of some delicious inspiration on a budget.

Instead of promoting the idea of college as a passage from the shelter of the family to autonomy and adult responsibility, universities have given in to the idea that they should provide the same environment as that of the home.

It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.

It meant a happy and loving family.

It used to be the home of royal families.

Join us as actress Tina Chen recounts the fascinating story of three generations of her mother's family and their contributions to the history of China.

Like many military medals, the one Zac's mother had found was a family treasure.

Looking at the beef being cooked on the stove, the mother pictured the whole family having meals together.

Managing the family budget must have been a very hard task, but she made it look effortless.

Many people came to the event and the family was very grateful.

Maybe you leave a habit that is driving your family crazy.

Mothers' importance shows in family all year long.

Mum and I became mad with him for placing our family in trouble.

Music was his true passion, though he had never performed outside the family.

My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends.

My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents.

Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family.

On a family car trip, her aunt Dede pulled out a copy of Harry Potter, as a surprise for her niece.

On a mere 1/10 of an acre in Los Angeles, Loe and her family grow, can(装罐) and preserve much of the food they consume.

One morning, I had to book an immediate flight home for a family emergency.

One of the families moving in was the brenninkmeijers, currently the wealthiest family of the netherlands.

Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and participating in one another's education.

People should spend more time with their family.

Robinson ‘s decision will influence the grandparents in the American family.

Sharing bread, whether during a special occasion or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of togetherness.

She and her family bicycle to work, who helps them keep fit.

She came from a wealthy family.

She has had a tight budget for her family.

She said: " children are using social media with family and friends and to play games when they are in primary school.

She was afraid the dog would get the family into trouble.

Sometimes her family didn't have enough to eat.

Steve arrived and sat in the front row, surrounded by his family.

Take your family pictures and deliver milk.

Teresa posted a photo of the chance meeting on a social networking website accompanied by the touching words: ＂what a blessing this young man was to our family! he was so sweet and kind to do this.

That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people.

The author came from a well-off family.

The author's father was born in a worker's family.

The family began making preparations immediately after one of the members saw the boat.

The family rented a former church in downtown portland and scheduled a concert.

The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics, including introducing family, friends, and hobbies.

Religious associations began, for example, in the desire to secure the favor of overruling powers and to ward off evil influences; family life in the desire to gratify appetites and secure family perpetuity; systematic labor, for the most part, because of enslavement to others, etc.

Thus, in his view, diverse aspects of culture, such as the structure of families, forms of marriage, categories of kinship, ownership of property, forms of government, technology, and systems of food production, all changed as societies evolved.

DNA testing is also the latest rage many passionate genealogists-and supports businesses that offer to search for a family's geographic roots.

Among the most popular : paternity and kinship testing , which adopted children can use to find their biological relatives and families can use to track down kids put for adoption.

Gray and his colleagues have put them to the test by examining four family trees that between them represent more than 2,000 languages.

Chomsky’s grammar should show patterns of language change that are independent of the family tree or the pathway tracked through it.

Worse, the crucial income to feed yourself and your family and pay the bills has disappeared.

Even so, these are wealthy families who party with the international 1%, and media intrusiveness makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the right image.

But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respected public figure.

At a time when Thomas Piketty and other economists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states.

While polls show Britons rate “the countryside” alongside the royal family, Shakespeare and the National Health Service ( ' , NHS) as what makes them proudest of their country, this has limited political support.

The family’s increasing poverty forced Dickens out of school at age 12 to work in Warren’s Blacking Warehouse, a shoe-polish factory, where the other working boys mocked him as "the young gentleman."

Dicken’s mother supposedly came from a more respectable family.

"School in the family of vocational education have that stereotype...that it's for kids who can't make it academically," he says.

"They're harder to find and they have job offers," says Jay Dunwell, president of Wolverine Coil Spring, a family owned firm.

After a spouse has been selected, each family investigates the other to make sure its child is marrying into a good family.

But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children.

Dickens' mother supposedly came from a more respectable family.

During a separate observation, she saw that phones became a source of tension in the family.

For many people, especially those with serious health condition or family members with serious health conditions,before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.

From career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing Great Recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of Amer

It seems most people would be better off if they could shorten their commutes to work, spend more time with friends and family and less of it watching television .

School in the family of vocational education "have that stereotype...that it's for kids who can't make it academically," he says.

The Boyle Family, on the other hand, stand for its dirty, urban aspect.

They can manage to have a job in one place and a family in another.

While polls show Britons rate "the countryside" alongside the royal family, Shakespeare and the National Health Service as what makes them proudest of their country, this has limited political support.

While younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those starting out today, big majorities in both groups believe those "just getting started in life" face a tougher climb than earlier generations in reaching such

Your home colleagues - your family - have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they're teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices.

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the (或 one's) family jewels

(informal)a man's genitals

(非正式)男性外生殖器

in the family way

(informal)pregnant

(非正式)怀孕的

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the Royal Family (= the children and close relations of the king or queen): 王室

I always think of you as one of the family .: 我一直把你当成自家人。

Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years.: 有些家族在这个地区务农有几百年了。

This painting has been in our family for generations.: 这幅画是我们家的传家宝。

They have a large family.: 他们的子女成群。

I addressed it to Mr and Mrs Jones and family.: 我以此致琼斯伉俪及子女。

Do they plan to start a family (= have children) ?: 他们打算生孩子吗？

to bring up/raise a family: 抚育 / 抚养孩子

Lions belong to the cat family.: 狮属于猫科。

We've only told the immediate family (= the closest relations) .: 我们只告诉了直系亲属。

the other members of my family: 我家的其他成员

Almost every family in the country owns a television.: 这个国家几乎家家都有一台电视机。

All my family enjoy skiing.: 我们全家都喜欢滑雪。

one-parent /single-parent families: 单亲家庭

a family of four: 四口之家

families with young children: 有小孩的家庭

(informal)She's family (= she is a relation) .: 她是我们家的人。

All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party.: 我们所有的亲属都来参加了祖父八十寿宴。

The support of family and friends is vital.: 亲友的支持极为重要。

They decided to start a family.: 他们决定要孩子。

...couples with large families.: 儿女成群的夫妇

Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.: 她的祖先在世纪之交时来到洛杉矶。

...homes where their families had lived for generations.: 祖祖辈辈生活过的家

He returned to the family home...: 他回到自己家里。

I was working in the family business.: 我在自家的企业工作。

It had been designed as a family house...: 这房子的设计适合一家老小共同居住。

A wedding is a family event.: 婚礼是全家人的庆典。

...foods in the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts.: 抱子甘蓝之类的十字花科食物

His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides...: 他无论作出什么决定，家人都全力支持。

There's room in there for a family of five...: 那儿能住下五口之家。

family

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