fraternity

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n. 友爱, 互助会, 大学生联谊会

发音

其它 /fɹəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəti/

词形变化

fraternities 复数 fraternities

教材释义与例句

名词

友爱；兄弟会；互助会；大学生联谊会

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.

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  2. 2.

    A group of people associated for a common purpose.

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  3. 3.

    A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

brotherhood frat sodality

上位词 10

order class club society lodge guild gild stratum social class social club

部分词 3

brother chapter sodalist

词源

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”).

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