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

The primitive commune is a matriarchal clan society.
原始公社是一个以母系为主的氏族社会。
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 men mustered before their clan chiefs
男人们聚集在族长们面前。
After graduation, they joined the Rushing Clan and soon became successful professionals.
毕业后他们加入了奔奔族，不久就成了成功的职业人士。
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。
Do I belong to a clan or tribe?
我是不是一个宗族或者部落的成员？
The Shaping Influence of Totem System on Chinese Patriarchal Clan System
图腾制度对中国宗法秩序的塑造与影响
Joseph Kennedy, the clan's patriarch, communicated with Bobby in a series of notes.
宗族族长约瑟夫·肯尼迪通过一系列便笺和博比交流。
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。
They still kept traces of the clan society.
他们还保留了氏族社会的痕迹。