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 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。
61 A dwarf clan famous for its wizards suddenly vanishes.
61一个因法师而闻名的矮人部落突然消失了。
They relied upon the patriarchal clan to control all or most of towns business.
他们依靠宗族的力量，控制城镇集市的全部或大部分贸易。
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。
Clan these through have a get-together, confirm one's own status by corporation and secret grade of society.
这些部落通过聚会靠社团和秘密社会的等级来确定各自的地位。
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
The ancestors of the Chinese people like other nations experienced a clan commune period.
中国人的先祖和世界上其他民族一样，都经历了氏族公社时期。
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。
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。
They still kept traces of the clan society.
他们还保留了氏族社会的痕迹。