Word · Frequency #11321
fraternity
（美国大学的）男生联谊会
a social club for male university students
- 1.
The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
兄弟般的情谊；手足之情。
- 2.
a social club for male undergraduates
男性大学生的社交俱乐部
- 3.
A group of people associated for a common purpose.
为共同目的而结成的群体。
- 4.
people engaged in a particular occupation
从事特定职业的人们
兄弟情谊；手足之情；同业；同仁群体；兄弟般的情谊；手足之情。；男性大学生的社交俱乐部；为共同目的而结成的群体。
In use
He decided to join a fraternity during his freshman year at college.
The fraternity organized a charity event to raise money for local schools.
Living in the fraternity house helped him build lasting friendships with his brothers.
the medical fraternity
join a fraternity
He decided to join a fraternity during his freshman year.
他决定在大一加入一个大学生联谊会。
spirit of fraternity
作“友爱”解时，fraternity是不可数名词。
The event promoted a spirit of fraternity among diverse communities.
该活动促进了不同社区间的友爱精神。
Connections
Collocations
- join a fraternity
- 加入男生联谊会
- He decided to join a fraternity during his sophomore year.他决定在大二时加入一个男生联谊会。
- fraternity house
- 男生联谊会会所
- The fraternity house is just across the street from the library.那栋男生联谊会会所就在图书馆对面。
- fraternity brothers
- 联谊会兄弟；同会会员
- His fraternity brothers helped him get through a difficult semester.他的联谊会兄弟帮他熬过了艰难的一学期。
- rush a fraternity
- 争取加入男生联谊会；参加联谊会纳新活动
- Many freshmen rush a fraternity in their first week on campus.许多新生入学第一周就参加兄弟会纳新活动。
- spirit of fraternity
- 手足情谊；兄弟情谊
- The team worked together in a spirit of fraternity.这个团队怀着兄弟情谊一起工作。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：fraternity 开头的 fra 像 brother(兄弟)的变体，一群兄弟组成的社团，就是大学里的男生联谊会，也指手足之情。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：US college/university campus、student organization discussions 该词表示“美国大学的男生联谊会”时，语域中性，多用于校园日常交流或学生组织相关内容中。在书面报道和口语中都较常见，但正式学术写作中可能用更具体的表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 fraternity 押韵的是 eternity、maternity、paternity（美音都以 /ɝnəti/ 结尾）。sorority 拼写相近，但读音不同，是 /səˈrɔːrəti/，注意不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.