☀ <font color="red">**亲属 亲戚：**</font> <font color="sky blue">**relative**</font> ['relətɪv] <font color="orange">n. [C] 亲戚，亲属。是此义的常规用词，最为常用：</font>close, near relative 近亲 / distant relative 远亲 / blood, family relative 血亲；家庭成员 / immediate relative 直系亲属 / living relative 在世的亲属 / deceased relative 已故亲属 / a relative by marriage 姻亲 <font color="sky blue">**relation**</font> [rɪ'leɪʃn] <font color="orange">n. [C] 一位亲属或亲戚，与relative在词义上未见明显差别：</font>a relation by marriage 姻亲 / close, near relation 近亲 / distant relation 远亲 / blood relation 血亲 / What relation is Rita to you? 丽塔是你的什么亲戚？ <font color="sky blue">**relationship**</font> [rɪ'leɪʃnʃɪp] <font color="orange">n. [C, U] relationship (between A and B) 一个家族之间的两人之间的关系，如血缘关系、姻亲关系：</font>a father-son relationship 父子关系 / blood, family, kinship relationship 血缘关系；家庭关系；亲属关系 / to have a distant relationship with royalty 与王室有远亲关系 / ‘What’s the relationship between you and Tony?’ ‘He’s my cousin.’ “你和托尼是什么关系？”“他是我堂兄。”/ What relationship are you to Pat? 你是帕特的什么人？ <font color="sky blue">**kin**</font> [kɪn] <font color="orange">n. [pl.] [旧时或正式] 统称家属、亲属：</font>close, near kin 近亲 / Marriage between close kin is prohibited. 禁止近亲结婚。/ blood kin（尤美）血亲 / extended kin 大家庭的成员 / distant kin 远亲 / female, male kin 女性亲戚；男性亲戚 / kin group（通常用kin-group）, kin network（均为术语）血缘集团；血缘网络 / kin relationships 亲属关系 / One of the drivers was fatally injured; his next of kin has been informed. 其中一名驾驶员受了致命伤，已通知其至亲。/ She has gone to live with her husband's kin. 她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。 <font color="sky blue">**kindred**</font> [ˈkɪndrəd] <font color="orange">n. 1 [pl.] [旧时或正式] 统称家人、亲属：</font>The offender made proper restitution to the victim's kindred. 违法者对受害人亲属给予了适当的补偿。<font color="orange">2 [U] [旧时或正式] 亲属关系、血缘关系：</font>ties of kindred 亲属关系 <font color="sky blue">**direct**</font> [dɪ'rekt, daɪ-] <font color="orange">adj. 只作前置定语，（长辈与晚辈的关系）直系的，嫡系的：</font>a direct descendant of the King 国王的嫡系后裔 <font color="sky blue">**close**</font> [kləʊz] <font color="orange">adj.（家庭关系）亲近的：</font>close relatives 近亲 <font color="sky blue">**near**</font> [nɪə] <font color="orange">adj. near relative/relation（用于描述亲属关系）近亲的。与close未见明显差别：</font>near relatives 近亲 <font color="sky blue">**immediate**</font> [ɪˈmi:diət] <font color="orange">adj. [只用于名词前]（关系）直系的：</font>The funeral was attended by her immediate family (= her parents, children, brothers and sisters) only. 只有她的直系亲属参加了葬礼。 <font color="sky blue">**connection**</font> [kə'nekʃən] <font color="orange">n. [pl.] connections 可指亲属，但非近亲，即远亲：</font>She is British but also has German connections. 她是英国人，但也有德国亲戚。 <font color="sky blue">**cousin**</font> ['kʌzn] <font color="orange">n. [C] 一个远房亲戚，远亲。与connections未见明显差别，但connections为复数名词：</font>He’s a distant cousin of mine. 他是我远房的一个表亲。 <font color="sky blue">**distant**</font> ['dɪstənt] <font color="orange">adj. 只用于名词前，（亲戚）远房的，远亲的：</font>a distant cousin 远房堂兄弟 / a distant relative 远房亲戚 <font color="sky blue">**remote**</font> [rɪ'məʊt] <font color="orange">adj. 只用于名词前，（人的亲戚）远房的，亲戚关系较远的。与distant在词义上未见明显差别：</font>a remote cousin 远房堂亲 <font color="sky blue">**related**</font> [rɪˈleɪtɪd] <font color="orange">adj. ~ (to sth/sb) 属同一家族的；有亲属关系的：</font>Are you related to Margaret? 你与玛格丽特是一家人吗？/ We're distantly related. 我们是远亲。/ He claims to be distantly related to the British royal family. 他声称自己与英国王室是远亲。/ people in countries like Bangladesh who have been able to show they are related to a spouse or parent living in Britain 能够证明自己和生活在英国的配偶或父母有亲属关系的孟加拉国等国家的公民