clan[klæn]
汉语翻译
n. 氏族, 宗族, 集团
【医】 支
英语解释
名词 clan:
- group of people related by blood or marriage同义词：kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, tribe
例句
- All the higher- grade engineer have forme a little clan of their own.所有的高级工程师组成了他们自己的小团体。
- A feud between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated by retaliatory acts of revenge; a blood feud.族间血仇，血系间的复仇由杀戳引起的并通过以牙还牙的报复行为而持续不断的两个家族或宗族之间的世仇; 血仇
- The whole clan is coming to stay with them at Christmas.他们那一大帮亲戚要在圣诞节期间来他们这里住。
- There are many clans in European countries.欧洲国家有很多党派。
详细解释
clan
n.（名词）A traditional social unit in the Scottish Highlands, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor and following the same hereditary chieftain.宗族：苏格兰高地的传统社会单位，由若干自认是同一祖先的后代和追溯同一世袭族长的家庭组成A division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor.部族：可追溯到同一祖先的部落的一个分支A large group of relatives, friends, or associates.家族：由亲戚、朋友或同事组成的一个大群体
来源：Middle English 中古英语 from Scottish Gaelic
clann [family] 源自 苏格兰的盖尔语
clann [家庭] from Old Irish
cland [offspring] 源自 古爱尔兰语
cland [后代] from Latin
planta [plant, sprout] * see plat- 源自 拉丁语
planta [植物，苗] *参见 plat-