fraternity

fraternity
[frəˈtəːnɪti]
(pl. -ies)

[treated as sing. or pl.]a group of people sharing a common profession or interests
同志会，同业公会，兄弟会；协会
members of the hunting fraternity.
狩猎协会的会员。
■(N. Amer.)a male students' society in a university or college
(北美)男大学生联谊会
■a religious or masonic society or guild
宗教组织；共济会；行会
[mass noun]the state or feeling of friendship and mutual support within a group
博爱；友爱
the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
自由、平等、博爱的理想。

语源

Middle English: from Old French fraternite, from Latin fraternitas, from fraternus (see fraternal)

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