kind
kind1
noun
in kind
kind2
adjective
noun
- a group of people or things having similar characteristics
种类
all kinds of music.
各种音乐。
a new kind of education.
一种新教育。
more data of this kind would be valuable.
更多的这种数据将会有价值。
■[mass noun]character; nature
特征；性质
the trials were different in kind from any that preceded them.
这些审判在特征上与其前例是不同的。
true to kind.
本性真实。
■each of the elements (bread and wine) of the Eucharist
圣餐的圣体（面包和葡萄酒）
communion in both kinds.
双圣体的圣餐。
in kind
- in the same way; with something similar
以同样方法；用类似物品
if he responded positively, they would respond in kind.
如果他积极回应，他们就会用同样的方法响应。
■(of payment) in goods or services as opposed to money
（支付）以货物（或服务）而非现金的
- people with whom one has a great deal in common
同类的人
we stick with our own kind.
我们和同类的人在一起。
- used to express disapproval of a certain type of person
［用以表示对某种人的轻蔑］某某人之类，某某人之流
I don't apologize to her kind ever.
我绝不会向她这种人道歉。
- (informal)rather; to some extent (often expressing vagueness or used as a meaningless filler)
(非正式)相当，有点
it got kind of cosy.
这儿变得相当舒适。
- something resembling (used to express vagueness or moderate a statement)
一点，几分
teaching based on a kind of inspired guesswork.
基于几分有灵感的臆测的教学。
- not at all like the thing in question
毫不相似的事物；绝非如此的事物
my son had done nothing of the kind before.
我儿子以前没干过类似的事情。
■used to express an emphatic denial
［用于强调否认语气］
‘He made you do that?’ ‘He did nothing of the kind.’.
“是他让你这么做的吗？”“绝对不是。”。
- within the limitations of its class
同类之中
this new building was no doubt excellent of its kind.
这幢新建筑无疑是同类之中极好的。
- used to indicate that something is not as good as it might be expected to be
徒有其名
there is tribute, of a kind, in such popularity.
有些徒有其名的礼物，这么受欢迎。
- unique
惟一的，独特的
- something like the thing in question
类似的事物
they had always suspected something of the kind.
他们总是怀疑有类似的事物。
- the same or very similar
一样的，非常相似的
she and her sister were two of a kind.
她和她妹妹一模一样。
■(of cards) having the same face value but of a different suit
（纸牌）数字相同花色不同的
- Old English cynd(e), gecynd(e), of Germanic origin; related to kin. The original sense was 'nature, the natural order', also 'innate character, form, or condition' (compare with kind); hence 'a class or race distinguished by innate characteristics'
- In standard use, kind is used as a normal noun with a singular or a plural, as in the following examplesthese kinds of questions are not relevant; this kind of question is not relevantHowever, in the following example, kind does not become plural even though it is used with the plural determiner thesethese kind of questions are not relevantThe ungrammatical these kind (rather than these kinds) has been recorded since the 14th century and arose because the plural noun (here, questions) is treated as the head of the noun phrase, kind of being regarded almost as if it were a one-word adjective. In English, adjectives are invariable, i.e. they do not agree in number; by analogy kind of is also taken to be invariable. In the British National Corpus, the use these kind is found in 20 per cent of citations for this sense. See also usage at lot
kind2
adjective
- having or showing a friendly, generous, and considerate nature
亲切友好的
she was a good, kind woman.
她是一个友善的好女人。
he was very kind to me.
他对我非常好。
■[predic.]used in a polite request
（用于礼貌的请求）
would you be kind enough to repeat what you said?.
您能重复一下您的话吗？。
■[predic.](kind to)(of a consumer product) gentle on (a part of the body)
（消费品对人体）有益的，无害的
look for rollers that are kind to hair.
找有益于头发的辊子。
■(archaic)affectionate; loving
(古)亲爱的；钟情的
- Old English gecynde 'natural, native'; in Middle English the earliest sense is 'well-born or well-bred', whence 'well-disposed by nature, courteous, gentle, benevolent'
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