名詞 cousin:

1. the child of your aunt or uncle
   同義詞：first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin

1. I hear from my cousin every two weeks.
   我每兩星期就會收到我表哥的來信。
2. This Scottish plant was a gift from my cousin.
   這棵蘇格蘭植物是我的一個表親給我的禮物。
3. My cousin is an orphan; her parents died when she was young.
   我的表姐是孤兒，她的父母在她小時候就去世了。
4. She can only marry her cousin with a special dispensation.
   她需要得到特準才能嫁給她的表親。
5. Later they may muddle up your name with those of your cousin
   以后他們可能會把你的名字跟你堂兄弟們的名字相混淆。
6. "Well, do exactly what the doctor says. A cousin of mine ended up losing the sight of an eye over an infection like that." "Thanks very much! You are a proper Job's comforter, aren't you?"
   "呃，你要嚴格地按照醫(yī)生說的辦啦。我的一個堂兄就是因為那樣的感染，最后一只眼睛都瞎了。""太感謝你了！你真是個安慰別人卻反而增加別人痛苦的人??！"
7. He is a distant cousin of mine.
   他是我的一位遠房表親。

cous.in

n.（名詞）
A child of one`s aunt or uncle.Also called first cousin
堂兄弟（或姐妹），表兄弟（或姐妹）：姑母或姨媽的孩子，叔伯或舅舅的孩子也作 first cousin
A relative descended from a common ancestor, such as a grandparent, by two or more steps in a diverging line.
遠親，遠房親戚：具有同一長輩如（祖父或祖母）的親戚，有家庭分支上與這個長輩相隔兩輩或多輩
A relative by blood or marriage; a kinsman or kinswoman.
親戚：因血緣關系或婚姻關系而成的親戚；男親戚或女親戚
A member of a kindred group or country:
親屬，同胞：兄弟群體或國家的成員：
例句：
our Canadian cousins.
我們加拿大的親屬

Used as a form of address by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a high-ranking member of the nobility.
卿：國王對高級貴族或別國君主的稱呼

來源：
Middle English cosin [a relative]
中古英語 cosin [親戚]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin cônsôbronus [cousin]
源自 拉丁語 cônsôbronus [表兄]
com- [com-]
com- [相同的]
sôbronus [cousin on the mother`s side] * see swesor-
sôbronus [母親那邊的表親] *參見 swesor-

【引伸】
cous.inhood.
n.（名詞）
cous.inly
adj.（形容詞）
cous.inship.
n.（名詞）