kith

• n. 朋友；鄰居

來自can的古英語過去分詞，引申詞義知道的人，熟人，鄰居，現(xiàn)僅用于習(xí)語kith and kin,親屬，親戚。

kith (n.)

Old English cyee "kinship, relationship; kinsfolk, fellow-countrymen, neighbors; native country, home; knowledge, acquaintance, familiarity," from cue "known," past participle of cunnan "to know" (see can (v.)). Cognate with Old High German chundida. The alliterative phrase kith and kin (late 14c.) originally meant "country and kinsmen" and is almost the word's only survival.

1. Better be blamed by our kith and kin, than be kissed by the enemy.

寧可讓親人責(zé)備, 切勿讓敵人親吻.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. No, he's neither kith nor kin to me.

不是, 他和我非親非眷.

來自辭典例句

3. Such quarrels take place even among one's own kith and kin.

這樣的爭吵甚至?xí)谧约旱挠H戚和朋友之間發(fā)生.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

4. Chinese people living all over the world are our kith and kin.

居住在世界各地的華人都是我們的骨肉同胞.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. All John's kith and kin came to his wedding.

約翰所有的親戚朋友都來參加他的婚禮.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)