coterie

n. 同人, 圈内人, 小集团

发音

UK /ˈkəʊtəɹi/
US /ˈkoʊtəɹi/
US /ˌkoʊtəˈɹi/
US /ˈkoʊɾəɹi/
US /ˌkoʊɾəˈɹi/

词形变化

coteries 复数 coteries

别名

cotery

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A communal burrow of prairie dogs.

    The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field.

  2. 2.

    A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.

    小圈子

    The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie.

    A tightly knit coterie of executive powerbrokers made all the real decisions in the company.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

camp pack clique inner circle in-group

上位词 4

lot set band circle

下位词 10

loop mafia sect hardcore faction cabal bohemia junta brain trust camarilla

词源

Borrowed from French coterie.

来源：wiktionary