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源自古英语 ilca(相同的),与古诺尔斯语 ilkr 同源,最初指“相同的”或“同类的”。
❶ 指同一类或同一种类型的人或事物,通常带有中性或轻微贬义,暗示缺乏独特性。
“He's just another politician of the same ilk.”
(他不过是同一类型的又一个政客。)
“I avoid books of that ilk because they're all too similar.”
(我避开那种类型的书,因为它们都太相似了。)
of that ilk — 用于描述与刚提到的人或事物属于同一类型,常隐含平庸或缺乏新意的意味。
“The movie was full of clichés and characters of that ilk.”
(这部电影充满了陈词滥调和类似的人物。)