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be a freemason
My grandfather was a freemason.
我祖父是一名共济会会员。
共济会会员
freemasons — plural of freemason
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
共济会会员
a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
My grandfather was a freemason.
我祖父是一名共济会会员。
中世纪及近代早期熟练流动石匠行会的成员。
A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages and early modern times.
共济会(有时称古代共济会)成员,是一个国际性兄弟会及慈善组织。
A member of the Free and Accepted Masons (sometimes entitled Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), an international fraternal and charitable organization.
My grandfather was a freemason and attended meetings every Thursday.
我祖父是共济会会员，每周四都去参加聚会。
The local freemasons opened their new hall to the public for a charity event.
当地的共济会会员为慈善活动向公众开放了他们的新会堂。
He became a freemason because he valued the brotherhood and mutual support.
他成为共济会会员，因为他看重兄弟情谊和互相支持。
My grandfather was a freemason.
我祖父是一名共济会会员。
He became a freemason after retiring.
他退休后成为共济会会员。
the freemasons 常用来指共济会这个组织。
He decided to join the freemasons.
他决定加入共济会。
Not this
He is freemason.
Use this
He is a freemason.
freemason 是可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉 a，所以应说 a freemason。
Not this
He joined the freemason last year.
Use this
He joined the freemasons last year.
freemason 指单个会员；加入共济会这个组织时，要用复数 freemasons 表示作为群体的会员，而不是单数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
成为共济会会员
He became a Freemason in his thirties.
他三十多岁时成为共济会会员。
经入会仪式加入共济会
He was initiated into the Freemasons in 1998.
他于1998年经入会仪式加入共济会。
共济会分会
He belongs to a Freemasons' lodge in Chicago.
他属于芝加哥的一个共济会分会。
共济会会堂
The annual ceremony was held at Freemasons' Hall.
年度仪式在共济会会堂举行。
Use freemasons naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 freemason 拆成 free（自由）+ mason（石匠）：想象一群自由石匠结社互助，就是共济会会员。
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical texts、organizational profiles、news reports 该词多用于正式或书面语境，常见于历史介绍、组织说明和新闻类文本；日常口语中通常直接说“共济会会员”，单独使用这个词的情况较少。
freemason 的结尾 -mason 读 /meɪsən/，与 mason、Jason、chasten、hasten 的末音节读音相同，其中 chasten 和 hasten 的 t 不发音。注意：freeman 拼写以 free- 开头，但读 /ˈfriːmən/，与 freemason 不押韵。
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