| 单词 | kindred |
| 释义 | kindredWord family nounkindrednesskindredkindredship kin·dred1 /ˈkɪndrɪd/ noun [uncountableU] old use FAMILYyour whole family 家人；亲属 → kin Examples from the Corpus kindred• Almost certainly unwittingly, Benjamin was returning to the land of his far-off kindred. kindred2 adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1. a kindred spirit LIKE/SIMILARsomeone who thinks and feels the way you do 志趣相投的人 Examples from the Corpus a kindred spirit• He had realised as soon as he had employed Michael that he had found himself a kindred spirit.• In the then president, Sir Hugh Casson, he found a kindred spirit.• Juliet was grateful to find a kindred spirit among all these wealthy public-school-educated socialites.• I could also imagine the gentle but resolute Amsale recognizing a kindred spirit in Neil Brown.• No doubt she and Zahara had become friends because each recognised a kindred spirit in the other.• Certainly a kindred spirit lives on under the front-hinged bonnet.• I was different, to be sure, but he accepted me as a kindred spirit of sorts.• She recognised him as a kindred spirit, with the same happy-go-lucky, questing attitude to life which she herself possessed. 2 formalSA belonging to the same group or family 同宗的，同类的；同源的；类似的 The protest included members of Free the Streets and kindred organisations. 参加此次抗议的包括“解放街头”组织以及类似团体的成员。 Examples from the Corpus kindred• A recent discovery has shown that in kindred matters they followed a tradition current in Athens, at least in the fourth century.• Pharmacy and lavish automobile, what a kindred pair they were!• Recognizing in Laz a kindred passion, I conceive a plan.• The same kindred spirit flows in their veins.• I could also imagine the gentle but resolute Amsale recognizing a kindred spirit in Neil Brown.• No doubt she and Zahara had become friends because each recognised a kindred spirit in the other.• I was different, to be sure, but he accepted me as a kindred spirit of sorts.• Was there some kindred spirit that linked this Samburu tribesman with a group of walkers from Sheffield? (1100-1200) kin + Old English ræden “condition” |
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