释义 |
ilk I. \ˈilk, ˈiu̇k\ pronoun Etymology: Middle English ilk, ilke, from Old English ilca same, from a prehistoric compound whose constituents are akin respectively to Gothic is he and Old English gelīc like — more at iterate, like now chiefly Scotland : same — used with preceding that especially in the names of landed families < Grant of that ilk means Grant of Grant > II. noun (-s) : family, sort, kind — often used disparagingly < determinists, materialists, agnostics, behaviorists and their ilk — John Dewey > Synonyms: see type III. adjective Etymology: Middle English, adjective & pron., from Old English ylc, ǣlc — more at each chiefly Scotland : each, every IV. pronoun Etymology: Middle English chiefly Scotland : each |