kind和a kind of的区别

kind指品种,说“一种”事物常用a kind of 作定语。a kind of animal一种动物,a kind of car一种小车。animal和car前不再有冠词。说“各种各样”用various kinds of animal,various kinds of animals,animals of various kinds均可。kind侧重指“品质、性质”。如：She’s not the kind of woman to lie。她不是说谎的人。2．a kind of常可表示不确定的“某种类似”的意思。如：I received a gift。It was a kind of plate。我收到一份礼物,是一种类似盘子的东西。