Ilk means a particular type or kind, almost always in the phrase of that ilk or of his/her ilk. It is a little old-fashioned, and in modern English it often carries a cool or even unkind flavour: “politicians of that ilk” usually means people like that, and I am not praising them.

Ilk means ilk的意思是 a particular type or kind特定的類型或種類 almost always in the phrase幾乎都出現在...片語裡 of that ilk or of his/her ilk of that ilk或of his/her ilk It is a little old-fashioned這個詞有點老派 and in modern English在現代英文裡 it often carries a cool or even unkind flavour常常帶有冷淡、甚至不太友善的味道 “politicians of that ilk”「politicians of that ilk」 usually means people like that通常意思是「那種人」 and I am not praising them而且我並不是在稱讚他們

You will hear it in newspapers, novels, and slightly sarcastic adult talk, not much from children.

You will hear it你會聽到這個詞 in newspapers, novels在報紙、小說 and slightly sarcastic adult talk還有帶點諷刺的成人對話裡 not much from children小孩比較少講

Though actually, the oldest proud use was Scottish: MacDonald of that ilk meant a MacDonald from the place also called MacDonald — the same name as the family. From “the same family / the same place,” the word slowly came to mean “that type.” Learners sometimes try to use it like type (“an ilk of…”), but native English almost always keeps of that ilk.

Though actually不過其實 the oldest proud use was Scottish這個詞最古老、最正式的用法來自蘇格蘭 MacDonald of that ilk meant MacDonald of that ilk指的是 a MacDonald from the place also called MacDonald來自一個也叫MacDonald的地方的MacDonald家族的人 the same name as the family地名跟家族同名 From “the same family / the same place,”從「同一個家族／同一個地方」 the word slowly came to mean “that type.”這個詞慢慢變成了「那種類型」的意思 Learners sometimes try to use it like type學習者有時候會想把它當type來用 (“an ilk of…”)「an ilk of…」 but native English almost always keeps但母語英文幾乎都是固定用 of that ilk of that ilk這個說法