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kin noun
⇨ family 2family2 noun a family of four 四口之家the support of family and friends 亲友的支持The painting has been in our family for generations. 这幅画是我们家的传家宝。family ♦︎ relative ♦︎ relation ♦︎ kin ♦︎ connectionsThese are all words for a person who is related to sb else, or a group of people who are related to each other. 这些词均表示亲人、亲属。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a relative / relation of mine, yours, his, etc.◆(a) close / near / distant relative / relation / kin◆the / sb's immediate family / relatives / relations◆(a) female / male relative / relation / kin◆a living / surviving relative / relation◆to have family / relatives / relations (in Australia, abroad, in the car trade, etc.)◆to stay with / visit family / relatives / relations◆friends and family / relatives / relations■ family [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] a group consisting of one or two parents, their children and other people who are related to them, for example grandparents, wives and husbands （大）家庭（包括父母、子女及近亲）◆All our family came to Grandad's eightieth birthday party.我们所有的亲属都来参加了祖父的八十寿宴。◆The support of family and friends is vital.亲友的支持极为重要。◆I always think of you as one of the family.我一直把你当成自家人。◆ (informal) She's family (= she is related to us).她是我们家的人。◆She grew up surrounded by a large extended family (= a family group that includes not only parents and children but also uncles, aunts, grandparents, etc.).她在一个大家族中长大。■ relative [countable] a person who is in the same family as sb else; a thing that belongs to the same group as sth else 亲戚；亲属；同类事物◆I have close relatives.我有近亲。◆She's looking after an elderly relative.她在照料一位年老的亲戚。◆The ibex is a distant relative of the mountain goat.北山羊与石山羊有较远的亲缘关系。▸ related adjective ◆We're distantly related.我们是远亲。◆The llama is related to the camel.美洲驼和骆驼是亲缘物种。■ relation [countable] a person who is in the same family as sb else 亲戚；亲属◆She's a distant relation of mine.她是我的一位远亲。◆He's called Brady too, but we're no relation (= not related).他也叫布雷迪，但我们不是亲戚。◆Is he any relation to you?他是你的什么亲戚吗？NOTE 辨析 Relative or relation?Sometimes you can use either word. 这两个词有时可通用◆She's a distant relative / relation of mine.她是我的一位远亲。 Relative is often used when the exact relationship between the people is not known or does not matter. 人们之间的确切关系不详或不重要时，常用relative◆On his death, the house will pass to the nearest surviving relative (= whichever relative that happens to be).他死后，房子将传给在世的最近亲。 Relation is used especially when you are stating or asking the degree of relationship between people. * relation尤用于陈述或询问人们之间是何种程度的关系◆We're no relation.我们不是亲戚。◆What relation is Rita to you?丽塔是你的什么亲戚？It is also used, both literally and figuratively, in the phrase poor relation. * relation也用在短语poor relation中，有字面和比喻两层意思◆Our branch of the family was always regarded as the poor relations.我们家这一支总是被视为家族中的穷亲戚。◆ (figurative) He believes that interior design is the poor relation of (= inferior to) architecture.他认为室内设计的地位比不上建筑。 ■ kin [plural] (old-fashioned or formal) your family or your relatives （统称）家属，亲属，亲戚◆Marriage between close kin is prohibited.禁止近亲结婚。◆I'm her next of kin (= her closest living relative).我是她的直系亲属。ⓘ Kin is most often used in the expression next of kin. * kin最常用于短语next of kin（直系亲属；最近亲）中。■ connections [plural] people who are your relatives, but not members of your close family 亲戚；旁系亲属◆She is British but also has German connections.她是英国人，但也有德国亲戚。◆He has a whole network of family connections in Italy.他在意大利有一整张亲属关系网。 |