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单词 akin
释义

akin

[ uh-kin ]
/ əˈkɪn /
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adjective

of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively): cousins who were too closely akin for marriage.
allied by nature; having the same properties: Something akin to vertigo was troubling her.
having or showing an affinity; kindred: They are emotionally but not intellectually akin.

Origin of akin

First recorded in 1580–90; see origin at a-2, kin

SYNONYMS FOR akin

2 cognate; similar, analogous, comparable, parallel.
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Words nearby akin

kick in the pants, a, Akihito, Akil, akimbo, Akimiski Island, akin, akinesia, akinesthesia, akinete, akinetic mutism, Akins
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British Dictionary definitions for akin

akin
/ (əˈkɪn) /

adjective (postpositive)

related by blood; of the same kin
(often foll by to) having similar characteristics, properties, etc
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