Family, home和house的含义和用法
<p>英语中，<span word="family">family</span>、<span word="home">home</span>和<span word="house">house</span>是常用的单词，它们都与“家”有关，但它们的含义和用法不同。这些区别使得英语“家”的表达更具体形象、准确生动，同时也给英语学习者带来一定困难。了解并掌握它们间的差异, 这对于我们的英语学习和运用非常重要。</p><p>一、<span word="Family">Family</span>用作名词时意为“家庭、家属、家族”，一般指组成家庭的成员，尤其是子女；当它作为整体概念的“家庭”讲时是单数，当“家庭成员”讲时是复数。例如：</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="large">large</span>． [他家里人很多。]</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>． [我家里人都很好。]</p><p><span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eldest">eldest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>. [汤姆是家里年龄最大的。]</p><p><span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span>. [我们家族住在这所房子里已有一百多年了。]</p><p><span word="Family">Family</span>可与某些名词构成词组，如<span word="family">family</span> <span word="circle">circle</span>(家庭圈子)、<span word="family">family</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>(家庭医生)、<span word="family">family</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>(家庭农场)、<span word="family">family</span> <span word="life">life</span>(家庭生活)、<span word="family">family</span> <span word="name">name</span>(姓氏)、<span word="family">family</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>(家庭出身)、<span word="family">family</span> <span word="planning">planning</span>(计划生育)等。</p><p><span word="Family">Family</span>也可用作形容词来修饰某些名词，如<span word="family">family</span> <span word="car">car</span>（家里人共用的汽车）、<span word="family">family</span> <span word="estate">estate</span>(家产)、<span word="family">family</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>(亲属关系)等。</p><p>二、<span word="Home">Home</span>用作名词时意为“家、家庭、住所”，主要指一个人出生或居住的地方，房屋是其中的一部分，因而也有“家乡、故乡”的意思，它具有<span word="house">house</span>所没有的感情色彩（如“团聚”、“思念”等）。例如：</p>
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