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。
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。
The patriarchal clan system was the result of the find political and structural raconstruction of kindred relationship.
宗法制是对亲属关系的首次政治和组织改造。
The men mustered before their clan chiefs
男人们聚集在族长们面前。
The Xia Dynasty began a period of family or clan control.
夏代开始，为期家庭或部族控制。
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。
They still kept traces of the clan society.
他们还保留了氏族社会的痕迹。
Talking to the leader of the Wheel Clan looks to be our next step.
看起来我们下一步就是去和轮氏族的首领谈谈了。
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。
Chinese clan associations and cultural organizations will face this new challenge.
这是华族宗乡会馆和文化团体的新挑战。