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 men mustered before their clan chiefs
男人们聚集在族长们面前。
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 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。
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 clan and nation are the eternal pillars of identity.
集体和国家是个人身份的永恒支柱。
The extended family, the clan, the language or dialect group are all important.
在这方面，大家庭、家族、语言或方言群体都很重要。
The Xia Dynasty began a period of family or clan control.
夏代开始，为期家庭或部族控制。
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
Patriarchal clan organization and "black evil force" and non-correlated.
宗族组织与“黑恶势力”并不相关。