kin
/kɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɪn] /kɪn/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɪn] /ˈkin/ (ame, mw)
kin — 名詞
1. people who belong to your family through birth or through marriage, especially r
親屬
有血緣或婚姻關係的人
people who belong to your family through birth or through marriage, especially relatives beyond your parents, children, or siblings.
Diego invited all his kin to the summer reunion, even the cousins from Canada.
Diego 邀請所有親屬參加夏季聚會，連住在加拿大的表親也不放過。
collocation: all one's kin
After the earthquake, Linh spent three days checking on her kin in the mountain village.
地震過後，Linh 花了三天時間在山村探望她的親人。
The old farmhouse has been passed down through five generations of the same kin.
這棟老農舍已在同一家族中傳承了五代之久。
Adisa's kin gathered from across the country for the naming ceremony of his first child.
Adisa 的親戚從全國各地趕來參加他第一個孩子的命名儀式。
In rural communities, looking after elderly kin is still seen as a family duty.
在鄉村社區，照顧年長親屬仍被視為家庭責任。
文法句型
possessive + kin
all + possessive + kin
kith and kin
next of kin
用法筆記
The standalone noun 'kin' sounds somewhat formal or old-fashioned in everyday speech — most speakers use 'relatives' or 'family' instead. However, 'kin' survives in fixed expressions such as 'kith and kin' (friends and family) and 'next of kin'.
常見錯誤
2. a person's closest blood relative or relatives, such as a parent, child, or spou
至親
法律或醫療上的最近親屬
a person's closest blood relative or relatives, such as a parent, child, or spouse, especially in legal or medical contexts.
Ezra told the hospital his sister Yuna was next of kin in case of emergency.
Ezra 告知醫院他的妹妹 Yuna 是他的至親。
fixed phrase: next of kin
When the soldier died, the army notified his next of kin within twenty-four hours.
該名士兵陣亡後，軍方在二十四小時內通知了他的至親。
passive: be notified of + next of kin
Camille listed her daughter as next of kin on the emergency contact form.
Camille 在緊急聯絡表上將女兒列為至親。
The court had to determine who qualified as the deceased man's nearest kin.
法院必須判定誰是死者最近的親人。
- closest relative
the everyday equivalent of 'next of kin'
- nearest relation
formal, similar scope
文法句型
possessive + next of kin
the + nearest / closest + kin
用法筆記
This sense is almost exclusively encountered in the legal or medical fixed phrase 'next of kin', which is treated as an uncountable singular noun (e.g. 'the next of kin has been notified'). 'Nearest kin' and 'closest kin' also occur but are rarer.
常見錯誤
kin — 形容詞
- kinpositive
- kinnercomparative
- kinnestsuperlative
1. connected by blood or common ancestry; belonging to the same family or ethnic gr
有血緣
有血緣關係的；同宗的
connected by blood or common ancestry; belonging to the same family or ethnic group.
The two mountain tribes are kin to each other, sharing a language and creation myths.
這兩個山區部落彼此有血緣關係，共享同一種語言和創世神話。
predicative adjective: are kin to each other
In Old English poetry, warriors often described themselves as kin to the king they served.
在古英語詩歌中，戰士常自述與他們所效忠的國王有血緣關係。
pattern: kin to [someone]
Though Noa lives in Japan and Olivia in Brazil, their families are kin by marriage.
Noa 住在日本，Olivia 住在巴西，但兩家人因通婚而有親屬關係。
The linguist argued that Basque is not kin to any known language family in Europe.
該語言學家主張巴斯克語與歐洲任何已知語系都沒有親緣關係。
文法句型
be + kin + to
be + kin + with
用法筆記
This adjective sense is archaic or highly literary in modern English. In everyday speech, use 'related', 'connected by blood', or 'from the same family' instead. Typically appears predicatively (after 'be') rather than before a noun, except in formal or poetic writing.