a kind of后加可数名词单数形式,表示“一种……”。kind指品种,说“一种”事物常用a kind of作定语。比如在短语a kind of animal一种动物,a kind of car一种小车中animal和car前不再有冠词,直接跟可数名词。
kind of、a kind of、kinds of的区别
1.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。例句:
She looks kind of pale after her illness.
她病后面色有点苍白。
He kind of likes girls with long hair.
他有点偏爱长发女孩。
I‘m kind of tired.
我有点累了。
2.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。例句:
A cocoon is a kind of silk covering made by an insect.
蚕茧是由昆虫制造的一种由丝组成的外包层。
The Chinese are a kind of people who love peace but oppose hegemony.
中国人民热爱和平但反对霸权。
3.kinds of是数量词,修饰说明名词,语义为各种各样、不同种类,后面只跟复数名词。例句:
I like all kinds of drinks.
我喜欢所有不同种类的饮品。
Some kinds of viruses cause cells to multiply rapidly and produce cancer. Other kinds of viruses, or a combination of several different kinds, cause the common cold.
某些种类的病毒使细胞迅速繁殖并产生癌。其它种类的病毒或者几种不同种类病毒的结合引起普通感冒。



