helicopter parent

n. A parent who hovers over his or her children.

從字面上,可翻成直升機父母。實際上,helicopter parent指的是那些“望子成龍”,“望女成鳳”的父母。 就像直升機一樣盤旋在孩子的上空,時時刻刻監(jiān)控孩子的一舉一動。

loco parentis

It describes when someone else accepts responsibility to act in the interests of a child.

n. 替代父母,指代替父母履行教育孩子的責任,通常教師有“替代父母”的職責。

例句:

I stand towards her in loco parentis.
我對她代盡其父母親的責任。

beanpole family

n. A family whose living members come from many generations, but with few members in each generation.

解釋為豆竿家庭,指的是幾代同堂,但是每一代人數(shù)都很少的家庭。

例句:

The rising divorce rate partly explains the growth of the beanpole family.
不斷上升的離婚率是“豆竿家庭”產生的一部分原因。

framily

n. A person’s closest friends, particularly those who feel like part of the family.

framily是friends和family兩個詞的合成詞,尤其指那些親如家人的朋友。出國黨們離開父母,在外漂泊,很多時候會feel lonely。他們更需要家人般的關心,這時候家人般的朋友就顯得難能可貴,更是一種心靈的寄托。We are 伐木累~

例句:

The concept of "framily" is thought to have arisen largely because of changes in the structure of society.
Framily的概念是隨著社會結構的改變而出現(xiàn)的。