akin
US /əˈkɪn/
・UK /əˈkɪn/
B2 中高級
adj.形容詞相似的
His new songs are akin to those of the 70s
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美國人說的跟想的不一樣？這些英文單字在美國竟然是「相反的意思」（Words that Mean the Opposite in America）
- It's the most polite way a Brit has to say they think you're a complete idiot, akin to signing an email with, kindest regards.
在英國，他們說同樣的話，恕我直言，
- It's the most polite way a Brit has to say they think you're a complete idiot, akin to signing an email with "kindest regards."
這是英國人最客氣的說法，表示他們覺得你完全是個笨蛋，就像在信件結尾簽上「最誠摯的問候」一樣。
新加坡的組屋跟愛情有關嗎？！ (What’s Love Got to Do With Singapore’s Public Housing?)
- I just asked her, "Hey, do you want to just look at BTO flats now?" In Singapore lingo, that actually is akin to a marriage proposal when you actually say very seriously, "Let's apply for housing together." Through family-oriented incentives, restrictions, and
我就問她，嘿，你現在想只看 BTO 的公寓嗎？
- That actually is akin to a marriage proposal when you actually say very seriously, let's apply for housing together.
當你非常認真地說，讓我們一起申請住房時，這實際上就相當於求婚。
瑪麗亞・康尼可夫：像《福爾摩斯》一樣，清空你腦袋裡的雜物間！ (Maria Konnikova: Unclutter Your Brain Attic Like Sherlock Holmes)
- So for Holmes, the entire thought process is akin to a scientist who is doing a research experiment, so someone who is, um, who is doing kind of who's following the scientific method.
但是，如果你回去，你會發現，這不是直覺的意義上的只是。
- is akin to a scientist who is doing a research experiment, so someone who is doing - who
是類似於一個正在做研究實驗的科學家，所以，一個正在做--誰
為何亞洲人會討厭亞洲人？！ (Why Asians Hate Asians)
- But when he put it like that a hierarchy akin to high school, it all suddenly really clicked into place and all of these moments in my life that reinforced this hierarchy came to me like when I was a kid.
但是當他把它說成是類似於高中的等級制度時，我突然恍然大悟，即使當我還小的時候這些等級制度就不斷出現在生活中。
- but when he put it like that, a hierarchy akin to high school, it all suddenly really clicked into place.
- Anna，雙手交叉。- 媽媽，你為什麼不教我他加祿語？
