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 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 have had a kindred spirit and his own man at the foreign office.
在外交部方面他也早就可以有一个气味相投的自己人。
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。
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。
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 found kindred spirits in the peace movement.
他在和平运动中找到了志同道合的人。
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。
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。
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。