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　

Collins.2 / BNC.7945 / COCA.5636

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

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

noun

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

She ranks as my junior in the clan.
她的辈分比我小。
All the higher-grade engineers have formed 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。
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。
The clan and nation are the eternal pillars of identity.
集体和国家是个人身份的永恒支柱。
He's from the Campbell clan.
他是坎贝尔家族的人。
Either way they lost the clan war, no discussion about the lineup.
既然他们输掉了比赛，讨论阵容也就没必要了。
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。
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。
The Gentleman and Patriarchal Clan had a closed and mutual relation.
士绅与宗族是一种密切的互动关系。
Patriarchal clan organization and "black evil force" and non-correlated.
宗族组织与“黑恶势力”并不相关。