Popularity is the slutty little cousin of prestige, my friend.

——Birdman

声望与威信形影不离,我的朋友。

——《鸟人》

一、下面我们来看看cousin有几种含义

n.

1.堂(表)兄弟姊妹 a child of your aunt or uncle

I'm hoping to go and stay with my cousin Tom over Christmas.

我希望到我表哥汤姆那儿去过圣诞节。

 

2.远亲,同辈 a person who is in your wider family but who is not closely related to you

A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.

远亲不如近邻。

 

3.对等的人(或物),相关的人(或物)a person of a race or people ethnically or culturally related

The average European kitchen is smaller than its American cousin.

欧式的厨房一般比美式厨房小。

 

二、下面我们来学习一下含有cousin的常见短语

second cousin

第二代堂兄妹,第二代表兄妹

 

first cousin

第一代堂兄妹,第一代表兄妹

 

full cousin

堂[表]兄弟或姐妹

 

kissing cousin

n. 过从甚密相见时可接吻致意的远亲 相见时可以接吻致意的远亲 可以配成对的东西 可以和谐相处的人

 

三、最后,来做个小测试

He factored his ______'s estate for five years.

他经管他表兄弟的财产有五年之久。