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 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。
Either way they lost the clan war, no discussion about the lineup.
既然他们输掉了比赛，讨论阵容也就没必要了。
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 primitive commune is a matriarchal clan society.
原始公社是一个以母系为主的氏族社会。
She ranks as my junior in the clan.
她的辈分比我小。
She was a member of my clan.
她是我的家族成员。
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。
He's from the Campbell clan.
他是坎贝尔家族的人。
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。
Patriarchal clan organization and "black evil force" and non-correlated.
宗族组织与“黑恶势力”并不相关。