affinity
n 亲戚；密切关系（af+fin范围+ity→一再能进[别人]范围→亲密）
释义2：
affinity
/ E5fInIti: /
◙ (pl. -ies)1. a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something• 本性爱好，同情心 »he had a special affinity with horses. 他对马有天生的喜爱。 a similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship, especially a resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages• （尤指动物、植物、语言之间结构的）类同，相似性 »a semantic affinity between two words. [mass noun] relationship, especially by marriage as opposed to blood ties• （与血缘关系相对的）姻亲关系2. (chiefly Biochemistry)the degree to which a substance tends to combine with another• [主生化] 亲和力，亲和性【语源】
1. Middle English (in the sense 'relationship by marriage'): via Old French from Latin affinitas, from affinis 'related' (literally 'bordering on'), from ad- 'to' + finis 'border'
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