kinsman

/ˈkɪnzmən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɪnzmən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkinz-mən/ (ame, mw)

kinsman — 名詞

  • kinsmansingular
  • kinsmenplural

1. a man linked to another person by birth into the same family — for example, a br

1.名詞C1
釋義

男性親屬

與某人有血緣關係的男性家族成員

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.

例句

At the funeral, Imani was greeted by an elderly kinsman she had never met before.

在葬禮上，Imani 被一位她從未見過的年長男性親屬上前問候。

possessive + kinsman to introduce a previously-unknown male relative

The old letters showed that Tomás was a distant kinsman of the village mayor.

那些舊信件顯示，Tomás 是村長的遠房男性親屬。

a kinsman of + named person (lineage framing)

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • stranger

    someone with no family link

  • kinswoman

    the female counterpart, not a true antonym but the matching pair

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.

常見錯誤

❌My kinsman Sara visited us.
✅My kinswoman Sara visited us.
💡'kinsman' is male-only; the female form is 'kinswoman'.
❌He is my kinsman friend from school.
✅He is my old friend from school.
💡'kinsman' means family by blood, not a close friend or companion.