孪生

• Pinyin: luán shēng
• Desglose de hanzi: 孪 = 亦 + 子 (paired children, twin); 生 = to be born

Significado

Gemelo; nacido en el mismo parto.

孪生兄弟 (twin brothers), 孪生姐妹 (twin sisters). Also used metaphorically to describe things that are closely paired or nearly identical: 孪生城市 (twin cities). 同卵孪生 (identical twins) and 异卵孪生 (fraternal twins) are medical terms.

Ejemplos

1. 这对孪生兄弟不仅相貌一模一样，连性格爱好都出奇地相似。
2. 在遗传学研究中，孪生子女是探讨基因与环境相互作用的理想研究对象。
3. 两座城市因相似的历史背景和文化渊源，被誉为跨越大洋的孪生城市。

Guía de uso

Contexto: biology, medicine, family, metaphor

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 医院为这对孪生婴儿举行了联合满月宴，吸引了众多亲友前来祝贺。(The hospital held a joint one-month celebration for the twin babies, attracting many relatives and friends to offer their congratulations.)
• 孪生研究表明，遗传因素对智力发展的影响约占百分之五十。(Twin studies indicate that genetic factors account for approximately fifty percent of the influence on intellectual development.)

Incorrecto

• 将孪生与双胞胎混淆 — 孪生 is the formal or literary term for twins; 双胞胎 is the common everyday term; use 双胞胎 in casual speech and 孪生 in formal or academic contexts

Origen e historia

孪 = 亦 + 子 (two children born together); 生 = born/birth — born as twins

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal