akin/əˈkɪn; ə`kɪn/ adj[pred 作表语]~ (to sth) similar; related 近似; 有关系 He felt something akin to pity. 他感到有一种近於怜悯的感情. Pity and love are closely akin. 怜悯近乎爱.
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