clans

英 [klænz]

美 [klænz]

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
clan的复数

柯林斯词典

• 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

双语例句

• Totem, together with the clan system, came into being in the matriarchal clan period of primitive society; totem is the symbol of different marriage groups and clans.
  它是在原始社会母系氏族时期与氏族制度一起形成的，图腾是不同婚姻集团和氏族的标志。
• These educational measures of the patriarchal clans guaranteed the cultural and economical prosperity in Huizhou.
  这些措施是明清时期徽州一府文化繁荣、济发达的重要保证。
• This was the inheritance of Benjamin for its clans.
  这是便雅悯人按着宗族所得的地业。
• Another feature was the movements of individuals and clans from their ancestral abode.
  另一个特征就是个人和族人从祖宗老家向外迁徙。
• The reason I call them clans is because you all share a common interest and intents.
  我将他们称之为团体的原因是因为大家有共同的兴趣和意图。
• The same impulses toward extremism are used to justify war between Sunni and Shia, between tribes and clans.
  对极端主义的同样驱动引发逊尼派教徒和什叶派教徒、部落与宗族间的交战。
• "Sakau" is also used in solving differences and disputes amongst clans or individuals.
  “萨考”还可用于解决部落及个人之间的分歧和争端。
• These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
  31这就是闪的子孙，各随他们的宗族，方言，所住的地土，邦国。
• Members of the local militia are usually members powerful local clans, which wield considerable power in the region.
  当地军事组织的成员通常是由能力的当地氏族成员，在本地区拥有相当大的权势。
• Libya is divided into tribes and clans.
  利比亚被部落和党派瓜分。