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)

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 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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
I think I see a kindred spirit in there.
我想我见到了一个志趣相投的人。
They have found many kindred spirits in the labour party.
他们在工党中发现了不少志趣相投的人。
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。
-and sad, because he missed his heavenly kindred!
他也很伤心，因为他思念他在天国里的亲属！