grandparent是什么意思？

grandparent

英[ˈgrænpeərənt] 美[ˈgrænperənt]

• n. 祖父或祖母，外祖父或外祖母；

复数：grandparents;

例句

• She was my last living grandparent and I was her only grandchild. 她是我祖辈中最后一位离世的,我是她惟一的外孙.
• They are often a grandparent or an aunt or uncle. 他们的监护人通常是祖父母或叔叔阿姨.
• We went to our grandparent's place for a short visit. 我们去祖母家呆了一会儿.
• A person from whom one is descended , especially if more remote than a grandparent; a forebear. 繁衍后代的人, 特别是远于祖父辈; 前辈.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （外）祖父母
  Your grandparents are the parents of your father or mother.
  例句
  Tammy was raised by her grandparents. 塔米是爷爷奶奶抚养大的。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a parent of your father or mother