柯林斯詞典next of kin 1. N-UNCOUNT-COLL Next of kin is sometimes used to refer to the person who is your closest relative, especially in official or legal documents. 近親 (尤用于官方或法律文件)[正式] We have notified the next of kin. 我們已經(jīng)通知了直系親屬。 返回 next of kin劍橋詞典the person or group of people you are most closely related to 直系親屬 We cannot release the names of the soldiers who were killed until we have informed their next of kin . 遇害士兵的姓名要待我們通知其直系親屬之后才能公布。 返回 next of kin