Word · Frequency #337
kind
种类；类型
核心释义
A type or category of things that share common characteristics.
- 1.
种类,类别；具有共同特征而可归为一类的一组实体。
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- 2.
一种因共同特征或品质而区分的事物类别
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- 3.
临时凑合的或非典型的样本。
A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- 4.
用以支付的货物或服务,如以物易物。
Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- 5.
对某行为作出的对等回应方式。
Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- 6.
圣餐礼中饼和酒两种元素中的每一种。
Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
- 7.
类型构造器或高阶类型运算符的类型。
The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
近似物；变体；同等方式；同类行为；实物；圣餐元素；类型种类
用法In use
What kind of food do you prefer for dinner?
用法提示："kind" 作为名词表示类别，用于询问种类。
There are many different kinds of flowers in the garden.
用法提示："kinds" 是复数形式，表示多种类别。
This kind of book is very popular among teenagers.
用法提示："kind" 用于特指某一类事物。
what kinds of desserts are there?
a kind of sth
a kind of 后接单数名词，表示某物属于某一类别。
A dolphin is a kind of mammal, not a fish.
海豚是一种哺乳动物，不是鱼。
what kind of sth
询问种类时常用 what kind of，后接名词，名词用单数更为常见。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a kind of
- 一种
- This is a kind of fruit I have never tasted before.这是一种我以前从未尝过的水果。
- all kinds of
- 各种各样的
- The store sells all kinds of books.这家商店出售各种各样的书。
- different kinds of
- 不同种类的
- There are different kinds of animals in the zoo.动物园里有不同种类的动物。
- what kind of
- 哪种
- What kind of music do you like?你喜欢哪种音乐？
- some kind of
- 某种
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将“kind”拆成“k”（看）和“ind”（在内部），想象你看内部物品按种类归类。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：中性。常用场景：分类讨论、日常生活、学术写作。注：名词"kind"通常用于中性语境，表示类别，无特殊语体限制。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与of连用表示种类
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -ind spelling and the /aɪnd/ rhyme. Note that 'wind' (air) spelled the same but pronounced /wɪnd/ does not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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