a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power (中世纪工匠或商人的)基尔特,行会,同业公会 ■an association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal (互助性或追求共同目标的)协会,联合会 ■(Ecology)a group of species that have similar requirements and play a similar role within a community (生态)植物依赖群
派生 guildsman ( pl. guildsmen) noun(pl. guildsmen) 语源
late Old English: probably from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch gilde, of Germanic origin; related to yield