喜樂美語

核心畫面

Kind grows from one old idea: the nature you share with your own family. From 'things of the same nature' you get the noun — a kind is a group that is alike in nature, a type or sort. From 'feeling the way family naturally feels toward each other' you get the adjective — being kind is treating others with that warm, family-like care. So one record holds two branches sharing a single root: 'same nature → a type', and 'natural family-feeling → being caring'.

kind 從一個很老的想法長出來：你和自家親人天生共有的那種「本性」。順著「本性相同的東西」這條路，就有了名詞——一…更多收起kind 從一個很老的想法長出來：你和自家親人天生共有的那種「本性」。順著「本性相同的東西」這條路，就有了名詞——一個 kind 就是本性相像、可以歸成一堆的東西，也就是「種類、類型」。順著「親人之間自然而然的那份感情」這條路，就有了形容詞——對人 kind，就是用那種家人般溫暖的心去待人。所以這一筆其實是同一個根分出的兩枝：一枝是「同類→種類」，一枝是「親情般的本性→善良親切」。它們共用一個出處，因此放在同一筆裡。

原始詞典資料16 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

kindnoun詞源 1/kaɪnd/

  • 1

    A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

    • What kind of (a) person are you?
    • What kind of ice-cream would you like? There's chocolate, strawberry, and lemon.
  • 2

    A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.

    • The opening served as a kind of window.
    • I got my traps out of the canoe and made me a nice camp in the thick woods. I made a kind of a tent out of my blankets to put my things under so the rain couldn't get at them.
  • 3

    archaicOne's inherent nature; character, natural disposition.

    • Must yt nedes folowe that theyr fayth was chaunged in kynde, bycause yt was augmented in degrees.
    • The generall woorde, is spoken of many, that differ either in kynd, or els in nombre.
  • 4

    archaicFamily, lineage.

    • My young love said to me, My mother won’t mind And my father won’t slight you for your lack of kind.
  • 5

    archaicManner.

  • 6

    Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.

    • in kind
    • I don't have any money but I can pay in kind by washing the dishes.
  • 7

    Equivalent means used as response to an action.

    • in kind
    • I'll pay in kind for his insult.
  • 8

    ChristianityEach of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.

另外 2 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.

    • The kind of any primitive data type is *, corresponding to a nullary constructor.
  • 10

    Food in a particular category.

    • Fish kind was what she ate then.
    • The farmers had plenty of ground provisions, but there was no "meat kind."

kindadj詞源 2/kaɪnd/

  • 1

    Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.

    • Some ſay that Rauens foſter forlorne children, / The vvhilſt their ovvne birds famiſh in their neſts: / Oh be to me though thy hard hart ſay no, / Nothing ſo kinde but ſomething pittifull.
  • 2

    Affectionate.

    • a kind man; a kind heart
    • Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught, / The love he bore to learning was in fault.
  • 3

    Favorable.

    • Thy words aſſure me of kind ſucceſſe: / Go valiant Souldier, go before and charge / The fainting army of that foolish King.
  • 4

    Mild, gentle, forgiving

    • The years have been kind to Richard Gere; he ages well.
  • 5

    Gentle; tractable; easily governed.

    • a horse kind in harness
  • 6

    obsoleteCharacteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

    • it becommeth sweeter than it should be, and loseth the kind tast.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。