Word · Frequency #6569
kin
有血缘关系的；亲属的
核心释义
related by blood
- 1.
有血缘关系的
related by blood
有血缘关系的；有亲属关系的；性质类似的；同类的
用法In use
She discovered that the woman next door is kin to her through a common ancestor.
用法提示：kin 为形容词，表示“有血缘关系的”，通过 be kin to 结构连接有亲属关系的人。
If you are kin to the owner, you may already know the story of this house.
用法提示：kin 在条件句中作表语形容词，构成 be kin to，表示与某人有血缘关系。
Are you kin to anyone in this town?
用法提示：kin 用于问句 be kin to，询问对方是否与某人有血缘关系。
be kin to sb
常用结构，表示与某人有血缘关系。
She is kin to the mayor.
她是市长的亲属。
be kin with sb
较少用，但可表达相同含义。
He is kin with the royal family.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be kin to
- 与…有血缘关系
- She was surprised to learn that he is kin to her.她惊讶地得知他与她有血缘关系。
- closely kin
- 血缘关系很近的
- Although they look alike, they are not closely kin.虽然他们长得像，但他们血缘关系并不近。
- kin by blood
- 有血缘关系的；血亲的
- They are kin by blood, not by marriage.他们是血亲，不是姻亲。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- kith and kin
- 亲朋好友；亲友She invited all her kith and kin to the wedding.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 kin 拆成 K-in：血缘亲人就在 (in) 家族圈子里。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary texts、formal writing、genealogy discussions kin 表示“有血缘关系的”，通常用于正式或文学性较强的表达中，日常口语里较少单独使用，更常说 related。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于be动词后，后接to或with表示与某人有血缘关系。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with kin /kɪn/ — each ends with the same /ɪn/ sound. Note the spelling: skin contains kin exactly, and in, pin, sin, thin, twin all end with -in. Beware lookalikes kind /kaɪnd/ and king /kɪŋ/: they share the letters kin- but sound completely different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.