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　

BNC.20308 / COCA.18790

牛津词典

noun

adj.

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。

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)

He had served as secretary of the navy for Reagan and I saw in him a kindred spirit.
里根政府期间，他曾担任过海军部长，我在他身上找到了志趣相投之处。
So, they're kindred spirits, he said.
所以，他们亲属的精神，他说。
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》）
God and the Universe have a wonderful way of connecting kindred spirits.
上帝和宇宙会用一种美妙的方式让志同道合的人再次相遇。
He found kindred spirits in the peace movement.
他在和平运动中找到了志同道合的人。
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。
You never know, you might have found a kindred spirit.
谁都不知道，你可能因此找到一个志趣相投的朋友。
I think I see a kindred spirit in there.
我想我见到了一个志趣相投的人。
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 delighted in echoes, and said they were almost the only kind of kindred voices that he heard.
回声也让他欢喜，说它们几乎是仅有的他听到的有血缘的声音。