- 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- closely
- much
- somewhat
- …
- something akin to something
Word Originmid 16th cent.: contracted form of of kin.