kindred

英 [ˈkɪndrəd]

美 [ˈkɪndrəd]

n.  (统称)家人，亲属; 亲属关系; 血缘关系
adj.  类似的; 相似的; 相关的; 有血缘关系的

复数：kindreds　

GRETEM8

BNC.20308 / COCA.18790

牛津词典

noun

• （统称）家人，亲属
  your family and relatives
• 亲属关系；血缘关系
  the fact of being related to another person
  1. ties of kindred
     亲属关系

adj.

• 类似的；相似的；相关的；有血缘关系的
  very similar; related
  1. food and kindred products
     食物及类似产品
  2. I knew I'd found a kindred spirit (= a person with similar ideas, opinions, etc.)
     我知道我找到了志同道合的人。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （统称）家人，亲属
  Yourkindredare your family, and all the people who are related to you.
  1. The offender made proper restitution to the victim's kindred.
     违法者对受害人亲属给予了适当的补偿。
• ADJ 类似的；相似的
  Kindredthings are similar to each other.
  1. I recall many discussions with her on these and kindred topics.
     我回想起多次同她就这些问题及类似话题进行的讨论。

英英释义

noun

• group of people related by blood or marriage
  Synonym:kinkin groupkinship groupclantribe

adj

• related by blood or marriage
  1. kindred clans
• similar in quality or character
  1. a feeling akin to terror
  2. kindred souls
  3. the amateur is closely related to the collector
  Synonym:akin(p)

双语例句

• So, they're kindred spirits, he said.
  所以，他们亲属的精神，他说。
• I recall many discussions with her on these and kindred topics.
  我回想起多次同她就这些问题及类似话题进行的讨论。
• Italian and Spanish are kindred languages with the same origin.
  意大利语和西班牙语乃是源出于一个母语的同源语种。
• He found kindred spirits in the peace movement.
  他在和平运动中找到了志同道合的人。
• -and sad, because he missed his heavenly kindred!
  他也很伤心，因为他思念他在天国里的亲属！
• When I saw his work for the first time I recognized a kindred spirit.
  我第一次看到他的作品时就认定他与我志趣相投。
• He and I are kindred spirITs: we both enjoy music and football.
  他跟我兴趣相投，我们都喜欢音乐和足球。
• They have found many kindred spirits in the labour party.
  他们在工党中发现了不少志趣相投的人。
• From kindred feelings, I soon brought Egypt and all her gods under the same law.
  在类似的感觉之下，我又把埃及和它所有的神明都放在同一法则之下。
• He would have had a kindred spirit and his own man at the foreign office.
  在外交部方面他也早就可以有一个气味相投的自己人。