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cognate

/ˈkɒɡ.neɪt/ /ˈkɑɡ.neɪt/

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noun

同源词，同源物。

One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.

Examples :

""The words 'night' in English and 'Nacht' in German are cognates, showing their shared origin from an older language." "

英语单词“night”和德语单词“Nacht”是同源词，说明它们都来源于更古老的语言。

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noun

母系亲属，同源词

One who is related to another on the female side.

Examples :

""Although they had different last names and lived in different cities, Sarah discovered that Emily was her cognate through their shared maternal grandmother." "

尽管她们姓氏不同，居住在不同的城市，但萨拉发现艾米丽是她的母系亲属，因为她们有共同的外祖母。

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noun

同族，同宗。

One who is related to another, both having descended from a common ancestor through legal marriages.

Examples :

"Even though they had never met, Sarah learned that her cousin Mark was her cognate because both of them were direct descendants of their shared great-grandparents, married according to the law. "

虽然莎拉从未见过马克，但她得知马克是她的同宗，因为他们都是通过合法婚姻从同一曾祖父母那里直接传下来的后代。

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noun

同源词，同根词

Examples :

"The English word "night" and the German word "Nacht" are cognates because they both come from the same ancient Germanic word. "

英语单词“night”和德语单词“Nacht”是同源词，因为它们都来源于同一个古日耳曼语单词。

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adjective

同源的，同族的.

Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically related on the mother's side.

Examples :

"Because Maria's maternal grandmother was born in Italy, Maria felt a strong, cognate connection to Italian culture, even though she herself had never lived there. "

由于玛丽亚的外婆出生于意大利，即便玛丽亚本人从未在那里生活过，她仍然感到与意大利文化之间存在一种强烈的血缘相连的、同根同源的情感。

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adjective

同源的，同族的

Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.

Examples :

"The words "night" in English and "Nacht" in German are cognate, sharing a common ancestor and similar meaning. "

英语的“night”和德语的“Nacht”是同源的，它们有着共同的祖先，并且意思也很相似。

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adjective

同源的，有共同来源的。

Descended from the same source lexeme of an ancestor language.

Examples :

"Because both "night" in English and "Nacht" in German refer to the time of darkness and share a similar spelling and pronunciation, linguists consider them cognate words. "

由于英语中的“night”和德语中的“Nacht”都指黑暗的时间，并且拼写和发音相似，语言学家认为它们是同源词。

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