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sis·ter
/ˈsɪstɚ/
姊妹,姐妹,姐,妹,女會員,修女(
vt
.)姐妹般對待
From:
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sis·ter
/ˈsɪstɚ/
名詞
護士,護士長
From:
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sister
姊; 妹
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sis·ter
,
v. t.
To
be
sister
to
;
to
resemble
closely
. [
Obs
.]
◄
►
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sis·ter
n.
1.
A
female
who
has
the
same
parents
with
another
person
,
or
who
has
one
of
them
only
.
In
the
latter
case
,
she
is
more
definitely
called
a
half
sister
.
The
correlative
of
brother
.
I
am
the
sister
of
one
Claudio
.
--
Shak
.
2.
A
woman
who
is
closely
allied
to
,
or
assocciated
with
,
another
person
,
as
in
the
sdame
faith
,
society
,
order
,
or
community
.
3.
One
of
the
same
kind
,
or
of
the
same
condition
; --
generally
used
adjectively
;
as
,
sister
fruits
.
Sister Block
Naut.
,
a
tackle
block
having
two
sheaves
,
one
above
the
other
.
Sister hooks
,
a
pair
of
hooks
fitted
together
,
the
shank
of
one
forming
a
mousing
for
the
other
; --
called
also
match hook
.
Sister of charity
,
Sister of mercy
.
R.
C
. Ch.
See
under
Charity
,
and
Mercy
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
sister
n
1:
a
female
person
who
has
the
same
parents
as
another
person
;
"
my
sister
married
a
musician
" [
syn
:
sis
] [
ant
:
brother
]
2: (
Roman
Catholic
Church
)
a
title
given
to
a
nun
(
and
used
as
a
form
of
address
); "
the
Sisters
taught
her
to
love
God
"
3:
a
female
person
who
is
a
fellow
member
of
a
sorority
or
labor
union
or
other
group
; "
none
of
her
sisters
would
betray
her
"
4:
sometimes
used
as
a
term
of
address
for
attractive
young
women
[
syn
:
baby
]
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