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