1a 種類, 部類 (kind, class) (⇒type^１ SYN); 品質 (quality), 身分 (rank); 性格, たち (character, nature) (⇒kind^１ 1 a ★).

・this sort of cheese＝cheese of this sort.

・this sort of house＝a house of this sort この種の[こういう]家.

・all [these] sorts of houses＝houses of all [these] sorts＝《俗》 all [these] sort of houses あらゆる[これらの]種類の家.

・some sort of job＝a job of some sort 何らかの仕事.

・a new sort of toy [《口語》 a toy] 新型のおもちゃ.

・the latest sort of music 最新の音楽.

・swimsuits of every [this, that] sort あらゆる[この, その]種類の水着.