clan

英 [klæn]

美 [klæn]

n. (尤指苏格兰的)宗族，氏族，家族; 庞大的家族; 宗派; 帮派; 小集团

复数：clans　

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牛津词典

noun

（尤指苏格兰的）宗族，氏族，家族
a group of families who are related to each other, especially in Scotland
1. the Macleod clan
  麦克劳德氏族
2. clan warfare
  宗族冲突
庞大的家族；宗派；帮派；小集团
a very large family, or a group of people who are connected because of a particular thing
1. one of a growing clan of stars who have left Hollywood
  脱离了好莱坞的那帮人数日益增多的明星中的一员

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 家族;宗族;氏族
Aclanis a group which consists of families that are related to each other.
1. ...rival clans.
  敌对的家族
N-COUNT (有共同利益的)集团，帮派，派系
You can refer to a group of people with the same interests as aclan.
1. ...a powerful clan of industrialists from Monterrey.
  来自蒙特雷的势力强大的企业家集团

英英释义

noun

group of people related by blood or marriage
Synonym:kinkin groupkinship groupkindredtribe

双语例句

The Chinese feudal society was a grade society of patriarchal clan system.
中国封建社会是以血缘关系为纽带组成的宗法等级社会。
The Chinese christians, therefore, practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.
所以，中国的基督徒简直是被逐出了自己的家族了。
They relied upon the patriarchal clan to control all or most of towns business.
他们依靠宗族的力量，控制城镇集市的全部或大部分贸易。
In the second section, I introduced and analyzed the Mongolian Clan and tribe source related research.
第二节，介绍并分析了蒙古部族源的相关研究状况。
Exogamy: the custom of marrying outside the tribe, family, clan, or other social unit.
异族通婚：同外部部落，家庭，部族或其他社会单元通婚的风俗。
They still kept traces of the clan society.
他们还保留了氏族社会的痕迹。
Talking to the leader of the Wheel Clan looks to be our next step.
看起来我们下一步就是去和轮氏族的首领谈谈了。
Clan these through have a get-together, confirm one's own status by corporation and secret grade of society.
这些部落通过聚会靠社团和秘密社会的等级来确定各自的地位。
Chinese clan associations and cultural organizations will face this new challenge.
这是华族宗乡会馆和文化团体的新挑战。
They attacked a stronghold of a clan aligned with the rival Fatah faction, and gunmen there returned fire.
他们袭击了一个和法塔赫结盟的家族的重要据点，据点内的武装人员进行还击。