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

• I think I see a kindred spirit in there.
  我想我见到了一个志趣相投的人。
• And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
  他们说，你亲族中没有叫这名字的。
• He would not have come like General de Gaulle with only an unconquerable heart and a few kindred spirits.
  他不会象戴高乐将军那样，只带着一颗不可征服的心和少数几个类似的人来。
• 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。
• He and I are kindred spirits: we have the same opinions and the same tastes.
  他和我意气相投：我们有相同的看法和相同的品味。
• Against me, and against those who hold kindred principles, the league is formed.
  为了反对我，反对那些跟我有共同原则的人，他们结成了联盟。
• Since childhood, baoyu had been intimate with daiyu, finding her a kindred spirit.
  宝玉从幼时和黛玉耳鬓厮磨，心情相对。（《红楼梦》）
• Some forge their own course, guided by faith, seeking not a location, but a kindred soul.
  一些人由信念指引，开拓他们自己的道路，他们寻找的不是一个地点，而是一个同样的灵魂。
• At the time, kindred were linked together chiefly through the band of their maternity.
  那时联系亲属的纽带以母方为主。
• He claims kindred to me, but I don't know who he is.
  他说跟我有亲戚关系，可我不知道他是什么人。