英语单词 | fraternity |
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英美音标 | 英 [frə'tɜːnəti] 美 [frə'tɜːrnəti] |
中文释义 | n.兄弟般的感情;手足之情;友爱;同人;兄弟会 |
英语例句 | (1) There is a strong spirit of fraternity among these isolated people. (2) There is deep fraternity between the brothers. (3) America is well-known for its equality, liberty and fraternity. (4) He's a member of the medical fraternity. |
中文例句 | (1) 这些与世隔绝的人之间有强烈的兄弟般的情谊。 (2) 他们兄弟之间有着浓厚的手足之情。 (3) 美国因它的平等、自由、友爱而闻名于世。 (4) 他是医务界的一员。 |
vocabulary简明 | A fraternity is a group of people who work in the same industry or have similar careers. Your dad's fraternity of firefighters holds lots of charity events and get-togethers. |
vocabulary扩展 | Most often, a fraternity is a social club or group made up of men, but it can refer to any organization of people with something in common. At a college or university, a fraternity is a club for men that's by invitation only. Members of these frats, as they are called, often live together in one house and socialize primarily with each other. Fraternity comes from the Latin word fraternitatem, meaning "brotherhood." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]兄弟情谊;友爱;互助 Fraternity refers to friendship and support between people who feel they are closely linked to each other. [FORMAL 正式]
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]同业者;具有相同职业(或兴趣)的人 You can refer to people who have the same profession or the same interests as a particular fraternity . [usu supp N]
3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](美国男大学生)联谊会,兄弟会 In the United States, a fraternity is a society of male university or college students. |
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