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单词

mafia

读音
ˈmɑːfiə
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词根

"Mafia" 的词根并不清晰,被广泛认为是来自于西西里的阿拉伯语词汇。

释义

n. 黑手党;(意)秘密政党 [ 复数 mafias ]

例句

A Mafia Museum was inaugurated in Corleone.
一座黑手党博物馆在科莱奥内举行落成典礼。
The Mafia is by no means ignored by Italian television.
黑手党是意大利电视绝不会放过的关注对象。
The gunman had been hired by a rival Mafia family to do the dirty deed.
该杀手被敌对的黑手党家族雇来干这件卑鄙的勾当。

强化记忆

你可以通过电影或媒体上热门的轶事来记住它,因为 Mafia 在影视作品中占据了很重要的地位。"mafia" 这个词在意大利语中的字面意思是"骄傲"或 "豪气"。在19世纪的西西里,Mafia 明确了其作为一种犯罪组织的身份,在暗中通过贿赂、威胁并且控制整个社会,这种模式在一定程度上被美国和其他国家的相关犯罪组织模仿。

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