kindred
n
(fml 文)
1 [U] family relationship 亲属关系
claim kindred with sb 声称与某人有亲属关系.
2 [pl v] one's family and relatives 家人和亲戚
Most of his kindred still live in Ireland. 他的亲戚大部分仍住在爱尔兰. Cf 参看 kin 1. kindred, adj [attrib 作定语]
(fml 文)
1 having a common source; related 同宗的; 同源的; 有关的
kindred families 同宗亲属
English and Dutch are kindred languages. 英语和荷兰语是同源的语言.
2 similar 类似的; 相似的: hunting and shooting and kindred activities 打猎、 射击及之类的活动.
3 (idm 习语) a kindred `spirit person whose tastes, feelings, etc are similar to one's own 意气相投的人
We immediately realized that we were kindred spirits. 我们马上发觉彼此志同道合.
Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.