cousin

名词 cousin:

1. the child of your aunt or uncle
   同义词：first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin

1. I hear from my cousin every two weeks.
   我每两星期就会收到我表哥的来信。
2. This Scottish plant was a gift from my cousin.
   这棵苏格兰植物是我的一个表亲给我的礼物。
3. My cousin is an orphan; her parents died when she was young.
   我的表姐是孤儿，她的父母在她小时候就去世了。
4. She can only marry her cousin with a special dispensation.
   她需要得到特准才能嫁给她的表亲。
5. Later they may muddle up your name with those of your cousin
   以后他们可能会把你的名字跟你堂兄弟们的名字相混淆。
6. "Well, do exactly what the doctor says. A cousin of mine ended up losing the sight of an eye over an infection like that." "Thanks very much! You are a proper Job's comforter, aren't you?"
   "呃，你要严格地按照医生说的办啦。我的一个堂兄就是因为那样的感染，最后一只眼睛都瞎了。""太感谢你了！你真是个安慰别人却反而增加别人痛苦的人啊！"
7. He is a distant cousin of mine.
   他是我的一位远房表亲。

cous.in

n.（名词）
A child of one`s aunt or uncle.Also called first cousin
堂兄弟（或姐妹），表兄弟（或姐妹）：姑母或姨妈的孩子，叔伯或舅舅的孩子也作 first cousin
A relative descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line.
远亲，远房亲戚：具有同一长辈如（祖父或祖母）的亲戚，有家庭分支上与这个长辈相隔两辈或多辈
A relative by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman.
亲戚：因血缘关系或婚姻关系而成的亲戚；男亲戚或女亲戚
A member of a kindred group or country:
亲属，同胞：兄弟群体或国家的成员：
例句：
our Canadian cousins.
我们加拿大的亲属

Used as a form of address by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a high-ranking member of the nobility.
卿：国王对高级贵族或别国君主的称呼

来源：
Middle English cosin [a relative]
中古英语 cosin [亲戚]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin cônsôbronus [cousin]
源自 拉丁语 cônsôbronus [表兄]
com- [com-]
com- [相同的]
sôbronus [cousin on the mother`s side] * see swesor-
sôbronus [母亲那边的表亲] *参见 swesor-

【引伸】
cous.inhood.
n.（名词）
cous.inly
adj.（形容词）
cous.inship.
n.（名词）