“love child”可不是“爱孩子”

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The little boy is the love child of a famous actor and one of his fans.

She was then brought up with extreme care by her parents as their only child.

The solution is the brainchild of one of the students. It works!

【语音精讲】

【精讲部分】

1

love child

非婚生子/女；私生子/女

【解释】

A child born to parents who are not married

【例句】

The little boy is the love child of a famous actor and one of his fans.

那小男孩是某知名男演员和他一粉丝的私生子。

【"私生子"还有好几个说法】

an illegitimate child 私生子

a child born out of wedlock 非婚生育的孩子(正式用法，多见于法律文件)

a child born on the wrong side of blanket 非婚生子女(地道习语)

▼还有以下三个过时表达，仅作了解▼

a misbegotten child 私生子(过时表达)

bastard 私生子(过时表达)

by-blow 私生子(过时表达)

2

only child

独生子女

【解释】

someone who has no sisters or brothers

【例句】

She was then brought up with extreme care by her parents as their only child.

她是父母的独生女，从小在极端呵护下长大。

3

brainchild

n. 主意；智慧结晶

【解释】

Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.

【例句】

The solution is the brainchild of one of the students. It works!

解决方案是其中一个学生想出来的，真的管用!