a sort of/of a sort(of sorts)

a sort of wine 是指“一种酒”（偶尔指“类似酒的东西”），而 wine of a sort 则是指“较差的酒”“勉强称得上酒”“劣等的酒”。请注意下句中 of a sort 的含义（见 of a kind/a kind of）：

1. I've just bought a car — well, a car of a sort! 我才买了一辆小汽车，——嗯，一辆蹩

these sort of

脚车！

2. They served coffee of a sort. 他们供应的咖啡很差。

3. It was a meal of sorts, but nobody enjoyed it. 那勉强算是一顿饭，谁都没吃好。