Question of the Day #990

Heart of the Town: People leave more than letters at Sunset Beach's Kindred Spirit Mailbox

From the headline of this article at Star News Online.

  上記の文で、kindred spiritの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "kindred spirit" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 同趣味の人、気［気心］の合う人
2. 《kindred spirits》気の合う者同士

   

Answer

According to Dictionary.com:

Also, kindred soul. An individual with the same beliefs, attitudes or feelings as oneself.

 

Examples

• Dean and I are kindred spirits when it comes to spending money—we're both tight.
• We recognized each other as kindred spirits as soon as we met.
• I had always associated him with a superior and kindred spirit.
• Tarr finds a kindred spirit in anyone hoping to defy the status quo. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
• While the United States has angered its Gulf allies by apparently dithering over morality, curbing arms supplies and chilling relations, Saudi Arabia’s King-in-waiting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, has found a kindred spirit in China’s leader Xi Jinping. — Nic Robertson, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023

   

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