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kissing kin

/ˈkɪsɪŋ kɪn/

翻译: 过时的美式表达,指关系亲近的亲属或家庭成员,常用于形容堂表兄弟姐妹或其他血亲,关系近到可以算是“亲吻的亲戚”。

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/ˈkɪsɪŋ kɪn/informalamerican已废弃
  • zh过时的美式表达,指关系亲近的亲属或家庭成员,常用于形容堂表兄弟姐妹或其他血亲,关系近到可以算是“亲吻的亲戚”。

An old-fashioned American expression referring to close relatives or family members who are intimately related, often used to describe cousins or other blood relations who are close enough to be considered 'kissing cousins'.

  1. Close relativesC1informalamerican

    Relatives who are close enough to be greeted with a kiss, typically immediate family or very close cousins.

    zh近亲

    • At the family reunion, she hugged and kissed all her kissing kin.
    • In some cultures, only kissing kin are allowed to greet each other with a kiss.
    • He considered his cousins his kissing kin, not just distant relatives.