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kith and kin


n [plural]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: kith 'people you know well' from Old English cythth 'knowledge']
old-fashioned family and friends
1. When Waller gave him the English name "Toby", he would shake his head and say his name was Kin-tay.
    当沃勒给他起了个英文名字叫“托比”的时候,他就会摇着头说他的名字叫肯泰。

2. All our kin came to the family reunion.
    我们的亲属全都参加了这次家庭团聚会。

3. At the farthest end was someone they described as "the African", called Kin-tay.
    据她们说,(我们家)最早的祖先是一位非洲人,名字叫肯泰。

4. After hearing my story they said there might be some clue in the name Kin-tay.
    听完了我的故事后,他们说肯泰这个名字也许有一些线索。

5. Almost at once everybody was chanting "Mr. Kin-tay, Mr. Kin-tay."
    几乎每个人都在喊“肯泰先生,肯泰先生”。

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