;姨妈;姑妈;伯母;舅妈 Someone's aunt is the sister of their mother or father, or the wife of their uncle.
She wrote to her aunt in America...
她给远在美国的姨妈写了封信。
It was a present from Aunt Vera.
这是薇拉姑妈送的礼物。
Oxford
aunt★/ɑːnt; NAmEænt/noun1★the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle 姑母;姨母;伯母;婶母;舅母◆Aunt Alice艾丽斯姨母◆My aunt lives in Canada.我的姑母住在加拿大。2( informal) used by children, with a first name, to address a woman who is a friend of their parents (儿语)阿姨☞see also
agony aunt
auntauntsaunt/ɑːnt; NAmEænt/
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auntaunt /ɑːnt $ ænt/ ●●●S3W3 noun [countable]
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the sister of your father or mother, or the wife of your father’s or mother’s brother: Aunt Mary →
agony aunt
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姑(49%),姨(36%),婶(11%),伯母(4%)
n.阿姨;姑妈;伯母;舅妈
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