/'kɪndrɪd; `kɪndrɪd/
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.

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.