英语单词“non-lineal”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 non-lineal 释义 non-linealadjective(alsononlineal)uk/?n?n?l?n.i.?l/us/?nɑ?n?l?n.i.?l/social sciencespecializednotrelatingto themembersof a person'sfamilywho aredirectlyrelatedto them; notrelatingto a person'schildren,theirparents, ortheirparents'parents:Singlepeopleare morevulnerableinoldageas fewpeoplearewillingto takecareof non-linealrelatives.

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• His great-uncle is hisclosestnon-linealrelative.
• The company'sbereavementleavepolicyonlyextendsto thoseemployeeswho have had aparent,grandparent, orchildpassaway--not a non-linealrelativelike acousinorsibling.
• If youwishtobequeathyourpropertyto a nonlinealfamilymember, such as anieceornephew, you shouldstateso specificially inyourwill.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Family: ancestors & descendants

• ancestor
• ancestral
• ancestry
• be in the/someone'sbloodidiom
• blood
• blood is thicker than wateridiom
• descent
• distaff
• family tree
• forbear
• forebear
• genealogist
• genealogy
• generation
• heraldic
• heraldry
• lineage
• run in the familyidiom
• sandwich generation
• successor

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(Definition ofnon-linealfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/non-lineal##