relative 亲戚,亲属
(中文当中提到亲戚,似乎都是指关系较远的。但英文中 relative 这个词指的就是 members of your family,也包括亲近的家人,如 wife, husband, son, daughter 等。)
All her relatives came to the wedding.
她所有的亲戚都来参加了婚礼。
blood relatives 有血缘关系的亲戚
parents 父母 - mother (Mom) / father (Dad)
grandparents (外)祖父母 - grandmother (grandma) 外婆或奶奶 / grandfather (grandpa) 外公或爷爷
great-grandparents 爷爷奶奶或外公外婆的父母
grandchildren (外)孙(女) - grandson 外(孙)/granddaughter (外)孙女
sibling - brother and sister 兄弟姐妹(注意:堂表兄弟姐妹不能被称为 brother 或者 sister)
cousin - 堂/表兄弟姐妹
uncle - 叔叔,舅舅
aunt - 阿姨,姑妈,舅妈
nephew - 侄子,外甥
niece - 侄女,外甥女
distant relatives 没有血缘关系的亲戚
英文释义为 relatives who are related to us but not by blood 没有血缘关系的亲戚,比如由于婚姻,收养等形成的亲戚关系
spouse - 配偶,夫或妻
Spouse is the person you are married to such as a husband or wife.
When we get married to our spouses, their families becomes ours, but they become our families by “law”.
当我们结了婚之后,我们配偶的家人就成了我们“法律意义上的”家人。
parents in law 岳父母,公公婆婆 - father in law 岳父,公公/mother in law 岳母,婆婆
brother in law (配偶的)兄弟
sister in law (配偶的)姐妹
step-mother 继母
step-father 继父
blended family 继亲家庭,组合家庭