kinsman
/ˈkɪnzmən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɪnzmən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkinz-mən/ (ame, mw)
kinsman — noun
- kinsmansingular
- kinsmenplural
1. a man linked to another person by birth into the same family — for example, a br
a man linked to another person by birth into the same family — for example, a brother, uncle, cousin, or grandfather; the word is old-fashioned and appears mostly in historical, legal, or literary writing.
At the funeral, Imani was greeted by an elderly kinsman she had never met before.
possessive + kinsman to introduce a previously-unknown male relative
The old letters showed that Tomás was a distant kinsman of the village mayor.
a kinsman of + named person (lineage framing)
In the play, the prince refuses to draw his sword against a fellow kinsman.
Hana inherited the small farm from a kinsman who died without children of his own.
The chief welcomed Kofi to the village as a long-lost kinsman.
- relative
everyday, gender-neutral, no formal flavour
- relation
slightly more formal than 'relative'; still gender-neutral
- male relative
plain modern equivalent of 'kinsman'
- blood relative
stresses shared ancestry; covers both sexes
文法句型
someone's kinsman
a kinsman of [name]
用法筆記
Formal and old-fashioned. In everyday speech most speakers say 'male relative' or name the relationship directly ('my uncle', 'my cousin'). Common in historical novels, biblical and legal contexts, and clan or tribal settings.