family有时可作“子女,孩子”解,此时不含父母,是单数名词,但可与不定冠词a或an连用。
family作先行词时,其关系代词可用who,也可用which。如表示家庭成员,则一般用who;如表示家庭整体,则一般用which。
例句:
1、He moved away and broke off relations with the family.
他搬走了,断绝了和家人的关系。
2、She and her youngest son were finally allowed to be reunited with their family
她和小儿子终于得到允许和家人团聚。