akin

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /əˈkɪn/    美 /ʌˈkɪn/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To relate or compare; to liken. rare,transitive
    — I like to akin the P-Diddy case to Gen-Z's version of the O.J. Simpson trial.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood.
    — [W]e are too near a kin to lye together, tho' vve may Lodge near one another; […]
  2. Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. often,with-to
    — Is not then Fruition near akin to Love?

词形变化

more akin comparative most akin superlative a kin alternative,obsolete a-kin alternative,obsolete akins present,singular,third-person akinning participle,present akinned participle,past akinned past a kin alternative,obsolete a-kin alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
akin cognate connate kindred
上位词
allied related
衍生词
akinness nonakin unakin
相关词
consanguine similar

词源

词源 1
From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).
词源 2
From a corruption of of kin, from Middle English of kyn (“related, of kin”), equivalent to a- + kin (1550s). Compare Old English cyn, cynn (“akin, proper, suitable”, adj.).
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