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factional [noun]
factional 作定语时放在名词前，意为“派系的”或“小派别的”。
The government was weakened by factional conflicts.
政府因派系冲突而遭到削弱。
派系的；小派别的
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派系的；小派别的
factional
The government was weakened by factional conflicts.
政府因派系冲突而遭到削弱。
派系的；与派系有关的；由派系组成的
Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions.
Factional disputes within the party delayed the new policy.
党内的派系争执推迟了新政策的实施。
The committee was weakened by factional fighting among its members.
委员会因成员之间的派系斗争而被削弱。
She refused to take part in the factional quarrel at work.
她拒绝参与工作中的派系争吵。
factional 作定语时放在名词前，意为“派系的”或“小派别的”。
The government was weakened by factional conflicts.
政府因派系冲突而遭到削弱。
factional 与 become 连用，表示“变得充满派系斗争”。
The organization has become factional after the leadership dispute.
领导权之争后，这个组织变得派系林立。
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The factional between the two groups is intense.
Use this
The factional conflict between the two groups is intense.
factional 是形容词，不能单独作名词。它需要修饰名词，如 conflict（冲突）、strife（纷争）等。这里应补上中心词 conflict，使句子完整。
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There is a fractional disagreement between the two groups.
Use this
There is a factional disagreement between the two groups.
factional 与 fractional 拼写相近但含义不同：factional 来自 faction，指“派系的”；fractional 来自 fraction，指“分数的、微小的”。此处表示派系分歧，应使用 factional。
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派系内斗
Factional infighting has delayed the reform bill.
派系内斗拖延了改革法案。
派系分裂
Factional divisions made it impossible to reach an agreement.
派系分裂使达成协议变得不可能。
派系政治
Factional politics often hinders progress in the assembly.
派系政治常常阻碍议会的进展。
派系领袖
The factional leader called for unity.
这位派系领袖呼吁团结。
派系暴力
Factional violence has displaced thousands of people.
派系暴力已使数千人流离失所。
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faction（派系）+ al（形容词后缀）→ factional 派系的；想象一个小派系 faction 在争吵，加 al 即成形容词。
语域：formal 常见场景：political reporting、organizational disputes、historical analysis 该词多用于正式或书面语，常见于政治、新闻及组织内部派系斗争的讨论；日常口语中较少使用。
Only fractional rhymes with factional (/ˈfækʃənəl/). The other listed words are useful lookalikes: fictional and frictional change the stressed vowel, functional changes both the vowel and the following consonant cluster, and national and rational lose the /k/ sound before the /ʃ/, so none of them rhyme with factional.
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