kissing cousin
noun /ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzn/
/ˌkɪsɪŋ ˈkʌzn/
(especially North American English, old-fashioned)- a distant relative who you know well enough to kiss when you meet them
表亲接吻： 一个相识的远亲，遇见他们时会亲吻- We're more than just kissing cousins.
我们不仅仅是亲表兄弟。
- We're more than just kissing cousins.
- something that is a lot like something else
亲吻表哥： 很像其他的东西- There is a popular idea that creativity and madness are kissing cousins.
有一种流行的观点认为，创造力和疯狂是近亲。
- There is a popular idea that creativity and madness are kissing cousins.