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Akin əˈkɪn Similar 相似的;类似的 Adj Adjective Formal Jepok/1xfvkt+4i2iof8evfcplwsqdk40vdb87ic2mqchaeszlj/Xjbco6/A1i3i4sxuvdayqwisyuvhg6h7yusm3dpurlfi6rk51/Urijwifadmiyjacst6nvkihryuttrfhl8p9hglyyufxszzkiy6bmhgdoiyxpabx5rldcngwtboix863tjla11c0/Big91sh90hdymocf7/Es1iw1jezeh6pdhgdx033es+Jg/Lgns0bdgwz7iurbme3yvp

The word "akin" is an adjective meaning similar or like, often used in the phrase "akin to."

The word "akin" is an adjective meaning similar or like, often used in the phrase "akin to."

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Collins
akin ★☆☆☆☆
/əkɪ̱n/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]相似的;类似的 If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way.
  [v-link ADJ to n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Listening to his life story is akin to reading a good adventure novel.

    听他的人生故事犹如阅读一本精彩的冒险小说。


Oxford akin / əˈkɪn ; NAmE əˈkɪn / adjective akinto sth ( formal) similar to 相似的;类似的 ◆ What he felt was more akin to pity than love. 他感受到的更像怜悯,而不是爱。 akin / əˈkɪn ; NAmE əˈkɪn /
LDC
akina‧kin /əˈkɪn/ adjective formal
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akin to something very similar to something:  Something akin to panic overwhelmed him.
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同族的(56%),同类的(33%),近似的(11%)
adj.类似的;同类的;同族的
n.(Akin)人名;(土、瑞典、尼日利)阿金;(匈)奥金;(英)埃金

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