Question

kind、sort、type、variety的区别

麻烦说简单明白点，复制一大篇的答案不要

Answer 1

Compare these three English sentences:
1. What is your blood type?
(Expected answer is a precise named category.)
2. What sort of prices do they charge?
(Expected answer is a description rather than a named category.)
3. What kind of dog is that?
(Probable answer is a named category, but not necessarily as precise as 1 above.
A descriptive answer is also possible.)
So …
‘type‘ usually means a precisely defined category.
‘sort‘ is more general, often about character rather than definition and can be used in a negative way e.g. What sort of person would do a terrible thing like that?

‘kind‘ is about half way between, usually referring to large categories or families of things that are naturally related.
Note that ‘type’ cannot be used as a hedge phrase, as in ‘She’s a bit sort of (or kind of) upset about it.’

Answer 2

在解释为“种类”时，4词可以交换使用。