英語中cousins一詞，既可表示“表兄弟姊妹”也可表示“堂兄弟姊妹 ”。如果要細分，可以這樣說：表兄弟姊妹cousins via female line堂兄弟姊妹 cousins on the father's side或 patrilinealcousins再細分如下：表兄弟male cousins via female line或male cousins with a different surname表姊妹maternal female cousins或 daughters of mother's siblings, 或daughters offather's sisters堂兄弟male cousinson the paternal side或paternal male cousins或father's brother's sons堂姊妹female first cousins on the father's side或father's brother's daughters或paternal female cousins