ilk

ilk
noun

[in sing.]a type of people or things similar to those already referred to
同类
the veiled suggestions that reporters of his ilk seem to be so good at.
他那一类记者们似乎很擅长欲盖弥彰的手法。
fascists, racists, and others of that ilk.
法西斯主义者，种族主义者和其他同类人物。
■(of that ilk)(Scottish, chiefly archaic)of the place or estate of the same name
(苏格兰，主古)（姓氏与地名）相同的
Sir Iain Moncreiffe of that Ilk.
蒙克里夫的伊恩•蒙克里夫爵士。

语源

Old English ilca 'same', of Germanic origin; related to alike

用法

In modern use, ilk is used in phrases such as of his ilkof that ilkto mean ‘type’ or ‘sort’. The use arose out of a misunderstanding of the earlier, Scottish use in the phrase of that ilk, where it means ‘of the same name or place’. For this reason, some traditionalists regard the modern use as incorrect. It is, however, the only common current use and is now part of standard English

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