Word Family有两个意思,一个是语言学上的概念,指的是这种:
strong adjective
strongly adverb
strength noun
strengthen verb
这种的,牛津高阶8,9,10和朗文6都有。
另一种是儿童教育上的概念(也许这边很多成人有这么叫,但豆包说是The term “word families” can have another meaning in the context of children’s literacy and early reading instruction.),指的是cat,hat,rat这类,Amazon那版的ODE,和Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus, 2015 都有,但不叫word family,叫rhymes。