adj.相似的，相关的,
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
akin (adjective)1.
related by blood descended from a common ancestor or prototype
2.
essentially similar, related, or compatible - his interests are akin to mine
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
akin (adjective)1.
having a close connection like that between family members
SYNONYMS:
affiliated, akin, allied, kindredRELATED WORDS:
associated, connected, interconnected, interrelated, joined; alike, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike; identical, same; apposite, apropos, cogent, germane, material, pertinent, relevantNEAR ANTONYMS:
diacritical ( diacritic), different, disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, diverse, nonidentical, other, unalike, unlike; differentiable, discriminable, distinguishable2.
having qualities in common
SYNONYMS:
akin, analogous, cognate, comparable, connate, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlikeRELATED WORDS:
commensurate, proportionate; tantamount, virtual; allied, congeneric, congenerous, congenial, connatural, kin, kindred, relatable, related; approaching, approximating, close, coextensive, coincident, conformable, conforming, consistent, consonant, duplicate, equal, equivalent, fungible, identical, indistinguishable, interchangeable, me-too, redundant, same, selfsame, substitutable, synonymous, twin; entire, homogeneous, homogenous, unchanging, uniform, unvaried, unvaryingNEAR ANTONYMS:
disparate, distinct, distinguishable, nonequivalent, noninterchangeable; variable, varied, various, varying; imprecise, inaccurate, inexact; unconnected, unrelated