kin

• 古旧或诗歌用语，表示有血缘亲属关系的，或性质相似的；现代英语中很少使用，仅见于固定短语或文学语境。

An archaic or poetic adjective meaning related by blood or having a similar nature; now rarely used in modern English outside of fixed phrases or literary contexts.

1. Related by bloodB2formal

   Related to someone by blood, sharing common ancestry or family ties.

   血亲

   • She is kin to the queen through her maternal line.
   • They are not kin by blood, but they consider each other family.
   • The two families are kin and have celebrated holidays together for generations.
   • He discovered that the stranger was actually kin of his late uncle.

   同义词agnateakinblood-relatedcognateconsanguineouskindredrelated

• 名词，指一个人的亲属或家庭成员，可以指有血缘或婚姻关系的个人，也可指整个亲属群体。

A noun referring to a person's relatives or family members, either individually or as a group connected by blood or marriage.

1. Relative or family memberB2formal

   A person who is related to another by blood or marriage.

   亲属

   • She is my next of kin.
   • He visited his kin in the countryside.
   • All of her kin gathered for the reunion.

   同义词blood relationkindredkinfolkkinsmankinswomanrelationrelative

2. Family groupB2formal

   A group of people who are related to each other by blood or marriage.

   亲属

   • The entire kin celebrated the holiday together.
   • He comes from a large kin with many cousins.
   • The kin supported each other through difficult times.

   同义词clanfamilykindredkinsfolktribe