fraternity

[frə'tə:niti]

n.兄弟般的感情, 手足之情, 友爱, 同人, 兄弟会

例句与用法：

An association of men, such as a fraternity or union, united for common purposes.

全体会员为共同目标组成的，如兄弟会或工会等的会员

A person who has been accepted for membership in a fraternity or similar organization and has promised to join but has not yet been initiated.

立誓入会的人已经被兄弟会或类似的组织接受为会员而且立誓加入，但仍尚未入会的人

He is a member of the medical fraternity.

他在医务界工作。

词形变化：

名词复数: fraternities |

详细释义：

n.

1. (总称)同行朋友; 会友[G]

the banking fraternity

银行界的同僚

2. 【美】大学的兄弟会[C]

3. 兄弟关系; 友爱[U]