distant cousin

language: zh

definitions

  1. A relative who is connected to you through a common ancestor but is not a close family member, such as a second or third cousin.
    zh: 远亲
  2. Something that bears a slight resemblance to or is loosely related to something else.
    zh: 略有相似者

examples

  1. With five daughters and no son, the estate would go to a distant cousin when Mr. Smith passes away.

    由于有五个女儿而没有儿子，当史密斯先生去世时，遗产将归一位远亲所有。

  2. This new software is a distant cousin to the original program, sharing only a few basic features.

    这款新软件与原程序略有相似，仅共享一些基本功能。