akin
🇬🇧 /əˈkɪn/
🇺🇸 /əˈkɪn/
📖 释义
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adjective
类似的; 同族的; 相近的
🔗 详情
词形变化
常用搭配
akin toclosely akin tosomething akin to
同义词
similarrelatedanalogouscomparablekindredallied
反义词
differentunrelateddissimilar
易混淆词
a kin
EN: 'Akin' is a single adjective meaning similar; 'a kin' (two words) is an archaic noun phrase meaning a relative.
zh: 'Akin' 是一个单独的形容词,意为相似;'a kin'(两个词)是一个古语名词短语,意为亲戚。
拼写提示
EN: Write 'akin' as one word, not 'a kin'. It is almost always followed by the preposition 'to' (e.g., 'akin to'), never 'with' or 'of'.
zh: 将 'akin' 写成一个词,而不是 'a kin'。它几乎总是后接介词 'to'(例如 'akin to'),绝不会是 'with' 或 'of'。
💬 例句
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The two languages are akin to each other in many ways.
这两种语言在许多方面是相似的。
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He felt akin to his distant cousins despite never having met them.
尽管从未见过面,他仍觉得与远房表亲有血缘关系。
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His feelings were akin to those of a parent watching a child grow up.
他的感情就像父母看着孩子长大一样。