mafia

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n. 黑手党, 秘密政党

发音

US /ˈmɑfi.ə/
其它
UK /ˈmæfi.ə/

词形变化

mafias 复数 mafias

别名

maffia

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.

  2. 2.

    A crime syndicate.

    黑手党

    秘密政党

    秘密集团

    黑帮

  3. 3.

    A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.

  4. 4.

    An entity which attempts to control a specified arena by violence or threats.

    moral mafia

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

maffia

上位词 10

family camp pack mob syndicate clique gangland inner circle organized crime coterie

部分词 1

mafioso

相关短语

mafia state mafia states mafia hypothesis alphabet mafia rainbow mafia Kosher Mafia

词源

See Mafia. The sense "entity which attempts to control a specified arena" makes an analogy to crime-syndicate mafias' attempts to control certain kinds of business in the regions in which they exist.

来源：wiktionary