akin

/əˈkɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈkɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈkin/ (ame, mw)

akin — adjective

1. showing much the same character, feeling, or effect as something else.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

showing much the same character, feeling, or effect as something else.

例句

Her calm voice was akin to her mother's during family arguments.

be akin to + noun for close likeness

The feeling was akin to standing alone on a dark stage.

be akin to + -ing for comparing an experience

同義詞
  • similar

    the broad everyday word; less formal than 'akin'

  • comparable

    used when two things are alike enough to be judged or measured together

  • parallel

    stresses matching development or structure rather than general likeness

  • related

    looser; may mean merely connected, not strongly alike

反義詞
  • different

    the general opposite, showing clear difference

  • unlike

    used when two things do not resemble each other

文法句型

be akin to + noun

be akin to + -ing

用法筆記

Usually follows verbs such as 'be', 'feel', or 'seem', and it is most common in the pattern 'akin to ...'. Formal in tone; in everyday speech, people more often say 'similar to' or 'like'.

常見錯誤

❌Their plan is akin with ours.
✅Their plan is akin to ours.
💡the fixed preposition is 'to', not 'with'.
❌It was an akin feeling.
✅It was a similar feeling.
💡'akin' is usually used after a verb, not directly before a noun.