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 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。
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。
I feel that we have a kind of kindred spirit.
我感觉到我们有相通的精神境界。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。