英语中cousins一词,既可表示“表兄弟姊妹”也可表示“堂兄弟姊妹”。如果要细分,可以这样说:表兄弟姊妹cousinsviafemaleline堂兄弟姊妹cousinsonthefather'sside或patrilinealcousins再细分如下:表兄弟malecousinsviafemaleline或malecousinswithadifferentsurname表姊妹maternalfemalecousins或daughtersofmother'ssiblings,或daughtersoffather'ssisters堂兄弟malecousinsonthepaternalside或paternalmalecousins或father'sbrother'ssons堂姊妹femalefirstcousinsonthefather'sside或father'sbrother'sdaughters或paternalfemalecousins