akin
adjective /əˈkɪn/
/əˈkɪn/
(formal)- akin to something similar to something
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。 - She was wearing something akin to a pineapple on her head.
她头上戴着有点儿像菠萝的东西。 - This game is closely akin to hockey.
这项运动与曲棍球非常相似。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- closely
- much
- somewhat
- …
- something akin to something
词源mid 16th cent.: contracted form of of kin. - What he felt was more akin to pity than love.