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

• 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》）
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• They are adventurers, sometimes tearful with joy, and kindred souls to this great ecstatic filmmaker.
  他们是冒险者，有时候会会含着喜悦的泪水，和这位欣喜若狂的电影制片人如同亲人一般。
• 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。
• 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。