fraternity
英[frə'tɜːnəti] 美[frə'tɜːrnəti]
"the medical fraternity"
1.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.
e.g. Bob needs thefraternity of others who share his mission.
鲍勃需要与他共同肩负这项使命的其他人的友爱互助。
2.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 particularfraternity .
e.g. ...the spread of stolen guns among the criminalfraternity.
盗窃枪支流入犯罪团伙手中
e.g. ...the sailingfraternity.
帆船运动爱好者们
3.(美国男大学生)联谊会,兄弟会
In the United States, afraternity is a society of male university or college students.
1. 兄弟会{美国大学男生社团}:主意教育||voluntaristic education | 兄弟会{美国大学男生社团}||fraternity | 可陶冶性;可塑性||figurability
Too much fratricide, too little fraternity.
出自:Observer