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clan

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klæn
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"Clan" 来自斯科特兰盖尔语 (Scottish Gaelic)的 "clann",意思为 “子女,家庭,氏族”。

释义

n. 宗族;部落;集团 n. (Clan)人名;(英)克兰 [ 复数 clans ]

例句

Every family cultivates its vendetta; every clan, its feud.
每个家庭都有自己的仇怨;每个氏族都有自己的世仇。
A weapon which would kill with accuracy at fifteen hundred yards opened a whole new vista of delights to every family or clan which could acquire it.
一件能在一千五百码开外精准杀伤的武器,为每一个能获得它的家庭或部族带来了一幅全新的欢乐景象。
Rather than merely a sign, it is the root from which we can trace back to our ancestor, the tie that helps bind us to other members of the same clan, the dignity most people hope to live for.
它不仅仅是一种标志,更是我们可以追溯到祖先的根源,是将我们与同族其他成员联系在一起的纽带,是大多数人希望为之而活的尊严。

强化记忆

你可以通过单词的发音 "klæn" 将其与中文发音的词语"看"联系起来,然后以此为线索创建一个情景图像,比如:“看”到一个大族群("Clan")的合照。在凯尔特文化,及其后在苏格兰文化中,"Clan" 是一个重要的单位,用来表示一个共享相同族徽、领地和领导的人群。

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personally, one by one, family by family,clan by clan, neighborhood by neighborhood.They start flimsy and they get substantial as time goes by.
[Yoruba: Freeborn Ijebu-Ode son,][of true Ogbogbo Clan,][whose wealth and resources surpass all that Europe ever had,]
filled with warrior classes,retributive violence, clan vendettas,and amazingly, centuries later,
then you're a fan,soon you're in a clan,and before you know it, you're invading the Capitol.
a vigorous, healthy woman,the matriarch of a large clan.She had a family history of heart disease, however,
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出国,专四专八,其他

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