有趣的发现。这时候去查母语型词典就更容易找到答案。
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比如,
在 WBD 当中 family 词条下:
2. the children of a father and mother; offspring.
They have a family of three boys and two girls.
在 ODE 当中有:
1.2 The children of a person or couple being discussed:
She has the sole responsibility for a large family.
在 SOED 当中有:
6. A person's children regarded collectively; a set of offspring. M17.
L. Strachey By her he had a large family of sons and daughters.