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Fraternity N 无 Frə'Tə:Niti 同类人;友爱 英 同类人(A Group

单词 fraternity
音标 [frə'tə:niti]
解释 n. 同类人;友爱
红宝书 【英】 n. 同类人(a group of people with the same beliefs, interests, work, etc.);友爱(fraternal relationship or spirit)
字源 fraternity (n.)
early 14c., "body of men associated by common interest," from Old French fraternité (12c.), from Latin fraternitatem (nominative fraternitas) "brotherhood," from fraternus "brotherly," from frater "brother," from PIE *bhrater (see brother). Meaning "state or condition of being as brothers" is from late 15c. College Greek-letter organization sense is from 1777, first in reference to Phi Beta Kappa.
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