of a kind used to describe something that exists but is not very good 名不符实的;所谓的;徒有其名(指不如本应有的那么好) They made me tea of a kind, but I couldn't drink it. 他们给我沏了所谓的茶，我没法喝。 The school had a swimming pool of a kind, but it was too small for most classes to use. 学校有一个所谓的游泳池，但对大多数班级来说都太小了，不够用。