kind of是副词,修饰动词、形容词、副词;语义为稍微、有几分、有点儿。a kind of是单位词,限定名词;语义为一种/一类,后面名词可以是单数也可以是复数。
kind of在初中英语中是一个比较常用的表达,归纳起来,它至少有以下几种用法。
一、表示种类
kind of用于表示种类,尤其用于a kind of,this kind of,that kind of,what kind of,every kind of等结构。如:
What kind of fruit do you like best? 你最喜欢哪种水果?
Not every kind of bird can fly. 不是每一种鸟都能飞。
A monkey is a kind of clever animal. 猴子是一种聪明的动物。
Some pupils enjoy this kind of work,some don?有些学生喜欢这种工作,有些不喜欢。
注:有时用于a kind of,表示“某种”(指比较模糊的东西)。如:
He spoke with a kind of foreign accent. 他说话有某种外国口音。
We have a kind of feeling that we are being followed. 我们隐约感到有人在对我们盯梢。
二、表示友好
主要用于it’s kind of sb.句式,用以表示间接的感谢,其中的kind为形容词。如:
It is kind of you to say that. 你说这话真是太好了。
It is very kind of you to come to help me. 你来帮助我实在是太好了。
It is very kind of you to come and tell me all this. 难为你来给我讲了这一切。