kith

n. 朋友, 邻居, 亲属

发音

UK /kɪθ/

词形变化

kiths 复数 kiths

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Friends and acquaintances.

    古体 废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    An acquaintance or a friend.

    苏格兰 可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

social group

相关短语

kith and kin 骨肉,亲属,同胞;亲朋 kith and kine

词源

From Middle English kitthe (“kinsmen, relations”), from Old English cȳþþ, cȳþþu (“kinship, kinsfolk, relations”), from Proto-Germanic *kunþiþō (“knowledge, acquaintance”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Old High German kundida (“kith”), kundī (“knowledge”), Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐌹 (kunþi, “knowledge”). More at couth, -th.

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