affinity

親近感、親和性

人や物に自然に感じる好意や、よく理解できるという気持ち。

やさしい英語で： A natural liking for someone or something, or a feeling that you understand them.

• She has an affinity for music.
• I felt an immediate affinity with him.
• The two friends share a strong affinity for nature.

使い方： affinity for someone/something (She has an affinity for animals.); affinity with someone/something (He felt an affinity with the other students.)

類義語： liking, connection, sympathy

反対語： aversion

よく使う表現： affinity for something, natural affinity, strong affinity

類似性、関連性

物事の間にある似た点やつながり。

やさしい英語で： A connection or similarity between things.

• The two languages show a close affinity.
• There is an affinity between their ideas.
• The paintings have little affinity with his earlier work.

使い方： affinity between A and B (There is a clear affinity between the two styles.); affinity with something (This language has a close affinity with its neighbors.)

類義語： similarity, relationship, connection

よく使う表現： affinity between things, close affinity, cultural affinity

姻戚関係

血のつながりではなく、結婚によって生まれる親族関係。

やさしい英語で： A family connection created through marriage rather than through shared parents or ancestors.

• Their relationship is one of affinity.
• The law distinguishes affinity from blood relationships.
• Marriage creates affinity between certain relatives.

類義語： relationship by marriage

よく使う表現： relationship by affinity, degree of affinity

姻戚

結婚によって自分と親族になった人。

やさしい英語で： A person who is related to you through marriage.

• His affinity joined the family gathering.
• The will named an affinity as a beneficiary.
• She welcomed her affinities into the household.

類義語： in-law

よく使う表現： an affinity, his affinity