kin
kin — 形容詞
- kinpositive
- kinnercomparative
- kinnestsuperlative
1. connected to someone through a shared bloodline, descending from the same ancest
血親的
有共同血緣或祖先的
connected to someone through a shared bloodline, descending from the same ancestors
Noa discovered she was kin to the village elder through her grandmother.
Noa 發現她透過祖母的血緣與村裡的長老有親屬關係。
be kin to + [person] — predicate adjective with preposition
After the DNA test, Liam found he was kin to a family in Cork.
DNA 檢測後，Liam 發現自己和科克的一個家族有血緣關係。
The two old women had always known they were kin, though distantly.
那兩位老婦一直知道彼此有血緣關係，雖然很遠。
Hoa's research looks at how kin groups share farmland across generations.
Hoa 的研究探討親屬群體如何跨世代共享農地。
Fatima's kin network in Cairo helped her find a place to live.
Fatima 在開羅的親屬網絡幫助她找到了住處。
- related
the everyday equivalent; use 'related' in ordinary conversation, as 'kin' sounds formal or old-fashioned
- kindred
similarly old-fashioned but often suggests shared character or spirit as well as shared blood
- consanguineous
strictly technical, used only in law, medicine, and genetics
- unrelated
having no blood or family connection whatsoever
文法句型
be + kin
be + kin + to + noun
用法筆記
Predominantly appears in the predicate position after 'be' ('they are kin', 'she is kin to him'). Attributive use ('kin groups', 'kin networks') is mostly found in academic writing, especially anthropology and sociology.
kin — 名詞
1. everyone who belongs to your family, whether close or distant, connected by bloo
親屬
泛指所有血親與姻親
everyone who belongs to your family, whether close or distant, connected by blood or by marriage
Amani's kin all gathered at the old farmhouse for the reunion.
Amani 的親屬全都聚集在老農舍參加團聚。
After the storm, Vivek's kin came from three towns to help rebuild.
暴風雨過後，Vivek 的親屬從三個城鎮趕來幫忙重建。
someone's kin + verb — collective action of a family group
The old sailor had outlived most of his kin and spent holidays alone.
那位老水手的親屬大多已過世，他獨自度過假期。
Kemi's kin travelled from Lagos and Accra for the naming ceremony.
Kemi 的親屬從拉哥斯和阿克拉遠道而來參加命名儀式。
The elderly widow left the cottage to her kin, though none had visited in years.
那位老寡婦把小屋留給了親屬，儘管多年來無人探望過。
- family
the everyday word; warmer and more personal than 'kin', which sounds somewhat formal or traditional
- relatives
neutral and practical; use 'relatives' for countable references ('three relatives')
- clan
a larger ancestral group sharing a common name and distant forebear, especially in Scottish and Irish contexts
- strangers
people with no family connection at all
文法句型
someone's kin
all (of) someone's kin
用法筆記
Treats relatives as a single collective group. You cannot say 'a kin' or 'three kins' — use 'a relative' or 'three relatives' for counting individuals. Commonly appears with a possessive: 'my kin', 'her kin', 'all his kin'.
常見錯誤
2. the person or small group of people most closely related to you — typically your
至親
指父母子女等最親近的血親
the person or small group of people most closely related to you — typically your parents, children, brothers, or sisters
Omar named his sister as his next of kin on the emergency contact form.
Omar 在緊急聯絡表上將姊姊列為至親。
next of kin — fixed phrase for one's closest living relative
The hospital called Emily because she was the patient's closest kin.
醫院聯絡了 Emily，因為她是病患最親近的親人。
When Caio needed surgery, his closest kin had to approve the procedure.
Caio 需要手術時，至親必須核准這項程序。
Nora's only kin in the country was an elderly uncle in Montreal.
Nora 在國內唯一的親人是蒙特婁的一位年邁舅舅。
The police waited until they could reach Renata, the victim's nearest kin.
警方等到能聯繫上受害者的至親 Renata。
- immediate family
the everyday equivalent; less formal and clearer in most situations
- next of kin
the standard legal and medical term for one's closest living relative
- closest relatives
neutral and widely understood in both speech and writing
- distant relatives
relations outside the immediate family circle — second cousins, great-aunts, and so on
文法句型
someone's closest kin
someone's nearest kin
someone's only kin
next of kin
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense narrows to the IMMEDIATE inner circle — parents, children, siblings. Sense 1 covers the whole extended family. The phrase 'next of kin' belongs to this sense and is the standard term on official forms for naming your closest living relative.