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cousins via female line
堂兄弟姊妹 cousins on the father's side或 patrilinealcousins
再细分如下：
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 of father'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