名詞 kindred:

1. group of people related by blood or marriage
   同義詞：kin, kin group, kinship group, clan, tribe

形容詞 kindred:

1. similar or related in quality or character
   同義詞：akin, related
2. related by blood or marriage

1. Most of his kindred still live in Ireland.
   他的親戚大部分仍住在愛爾蘭。
2. We immediately realized that we were kindred spirits.
   我們馬上發(fā)覺彼此志同道合。
3. Only a few of his kindred were present at his funeral.
   只有少數(shù)親戚參加了他的葬禮。

kin.dred

n.（名詞）
A group of related persons, as a clan or tribe.
種族：有親戚關系的一群人，如氏族或部落
(used with a pl. verb)A person`s relatives; kinfolk.
（與復數(shù)動詞連用）親屬：一個人的親戚；家屬
adj.（形容詞）
Of the same ancestry or family:
同宗的：屬于同一個祖先或家族的：
例句：
kindred clans.
同宗的氏族

Having a similar or related origin, nature, or character:
類似的：具有相似或相近的起源，本性或性質(zhì)的：
例句：
kindred emotions.
類似的感情

來源：
Middle English kinrede, kindrede
中古英語 kinrede, kindrede
from Old English cynrôde
源自 古英語 cynrôde
cyn [kin] * see gen…-
cyn [親屬] *參見 gen…-
-rôde variant of rôden [condition] * see ar-
-rôde rôden的變體 [條件] *參見 ar-

【引伸】
kin.dredness
n.（名詞）