brotherhood

英 [ˈbrʌðəhʊd]

美 [ˈbrʌðərhʊd]

n.  友谊与谅解; 手足情谊; 宗教(或政治等)组织; 兄弟关系

复数：brotherhoods　

高考TEM4TEM8

BNC.11836 / COCA.13702

牛津词典

noun

• 友谊与谅解；手足情谊
  friendship and understanding between people
  1. to live in peace and brotherhood
     生活在和平互爱中
• 宗教（或政治等）组织
  an organization formed for a particular purpose, especially a religious society or political organization
• 兄弟关系
  the relationship of brothers
  1. the ties of brotherhood
     兄弟情义

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 兄弟情谊；手足之情
  Brotherhoodis the affection and loyalty that you feel for people who you have something in common with.
  1. People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of brotherhood...
     人们把鲜花投进两国的界河里，以象征两国人民的兄弟情谊常在。
  2. He believed in socialism and the brotherhood of man.
     他信仰社会主义，相信人与人之间有手足般的情谊。
• N-COUNT 兄弟会，同志会，同业工会（成员具有共同的政见、信仰或相同的职业）
  Abrotherhoodis an organization whose members all have the same political aims and beliefs or the same job or profession.
  1. ...the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
     机车工程师同业行会
  2. ...a secret international brotherhood.
     秘密的国际兄弟会

英英释义

noun

• the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers
• people engaged in a particular occupation
  1. the medical fraternity
  Synonym:fraternitysodality
• an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
  1. you have to join the union in order to get a job
  Synonym:unionlabor uniontrade uniontrades union
• the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

双语例句

• Red symbolises universal brotherhood and equality of man, while white signifies pervading and everlasting purity and virtue.
  红色象征共同的兄弟情谊和人类平等，而白色象征广泛、永恒的纯洁和美德。
• People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a symbolic act of brotherhood
  人们把鲜花投进两国的界河里，以象征两国人民的兄弟情谊常在。
• The brotherhood in Egypt is a religiously conservative but non-violent group.
  埃及的兄弟会是一个宗教上保守但非暴力的团体。
• Here they allegedly established a library and school known as The Great White Brotherhood.
  依其申述，他们在这里制定了图书馆和学校，被认为是伟大的白人兄弟。
• When you have read the book, you will be full members of the Brotherhood.
  你们读了这本书以后，就成了兄弟会的正式会员。
• In this way, a brotherhood is created among the different races, strengthening the bonds among us.
  这样，一个兄弟一般的感情会产生在不同种族、加强了联结在我们的身上的牵绊。
• His brotherhood meant so much to me in the time of hardship.
  在艰难岁月中，他的兄弟情谊对我而言意义非凡。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.
  他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。
• We would be bound together in a sacred brotherhood of free men.
  把我们系在一起的是自由人神圣的兄弟情谊。
• You cannot remain a New Zealander, and I a Hindu, and talk about brotherhood.
  你保持新西兰人的身份，而我是个印度人，我们就无法谈论手足之情。