| 英语单词 | sorority |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [sə'rɒrəti] 美 [sə'rɔːrəti] |
| 中文释义 | n.妇女联谊会;女学生联谊会 |
| 英语例句 | (1) Mary joined a sorority when she was at college. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 玛莉在大学的时候加入了女学生联谊会。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If you join a sorority, you're joining a social organization for women, typically one based at a university or college. Your sorority probably has a lot of social events such as meetings, mixers, galas, and fundraisers. |
| vocabulary扩展 | First used in the 1530s, the noun sorority stems from the Middle Latin word sororitas, meaning "sisterhood, of or pertaining to sisters." Although members of a sorority aren't actually biological sisters, the idea is to form a strong bond between members — or "sisters" — based on commitment to the group. To build allegiance, members of a sorority might wear the same sweatshirts with Greek letters and attend social events and regular club meetings. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](美国大学里的)女子联谊会,女子俱乐部 In the United States, a sorority is a society of female university or college students.
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