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单词 akin
释义 akin
\əˈkin\ adjective
Etymology: a- (I) + kin
1.
 a. : related by blood : of the same kind or family
  < they discovered that they were akin — cousins, in fact >
  — used postpositively or predicatively
 b. : descending from a common ancestor or prototype
  < the dog and fox are closely akin >
 c. : cognate I 2
2. : showing the same nature : marked by similarity of essential characteristics suggesting a close relationship
 < palsied by a feeling akin to terror — Sheridan Le Fanu >
 < a state of feverish disorder akin to that of a disturbed anthill — P.A.Sorokin >
3. : related and compatible, sympathetic, or close
 < consanguinity there may have been … but the two were never spiritually akin — Elinor Wylie >
Synonyms: see like
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