fraternity

/fɹəˈtɜːnɪti/· noun

人文/文化/社会B2

fraternity
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Chinese meaning

兄xiōng弟dì会huì

兄xiōng弟dì情qíng谊yì;兄xiōng弟dì会huì组zǔ织zhī

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康kāng奈nài尔ěr大dà学xué的de男nán生shēng兄xiōng弟dì会huì,聚jù会huì事shì发fā地dì

Example

The woman known as "Jane Doe" was initially embarrassed about what happened at a fraternity party in 2024, but soon concluded: "I was assaulted."

这zhè名míng化huà名míng「简jiǎn·多duō伊yī」的de女nǚ子zǐ,起qǐ初chū对duì2024年nián一yī场cháng兄xiōng弟dì会huì聚jù会huì上shàng发fā生shēng的de事shì感gǎn到dào难nán堪kān,但dàn很hěn快kuài认rèn定dìng:「我wǒ是shì被bèi性xìng侵qīn了le。」

Source: The New York Times · 1 Oct 2026

Background ✎

康kāng奈nài尔ěr大dà学xué一yī名míng化huà名míng「简jiǎn·多duō伊yī」的de学xué生shēng称chēng,2024年nián一yī场cháng兄xiōng弟dì会huì聚jù会huì后hòu她tā起qǐ初chū感gǎn到dào难nán堪kān,但dàn很hěn快kuài认rèn定dìng:「我wǒ是shì被bèi性xìng侵qīn了le。」

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 fraternité,追溯至拉丁语 frāter(兄弟)

  • frater(兄弟,拉丁词根)+ -ity(表性质/团体的名词后缀)

Collocations

  • fraternity party / join a fraternity / fraternity brother

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