Word · Frequency #9992
mafia
黑手党；犯罪集团
核心释义
a secret organization that commits crimes such as drug trafficking, gambling, and extortion
- 1.
从事非法活动的等级结构秘密组织,如毒品分销、赌博和敲诈
A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
- 2.
美国的犯罪集团,以家族组织,与西西里黑手党关系密切
a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
- 3.
犯罪集团
A crime syndicate.
- 4.
西西里岛的秘密恐怖组织；最初反对暴政,但在19世纪中期演变为犯罪组织
a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century
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受信任的合作者群体,如政治领袖的合作者
A trusted group of associates, as of a political leader.
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紧密联系的信任团体
any tightly knit group of trusted associates
（美国的）黑手党；黑手党家族；西西里黑手党；亲信圈子；心腹集团；从事非法活动的等级结构秘密组织,如毒品分销、赌博和敲诈；美国的犯罪集团,以家族组织,与西西里黑手党关系密切
用法In use
The local mafia demanded money from shop owners for protection.
用法提示：这里的 mafia 是名词，指从事敲诈等非法活动的秘密犯罪组织。
He testified in court against the mafia and had to enter witness protection.
用法提示：这里的 mafia 作介词 against 的宾语，表示犯罪集团。
The novel tells the story of a young man who refuses to join the mafia.
用法提示：这里的 mafia 作 join 的宾语，指黑手党组织。
the Mafia
通常大写首字母，指代特定的组织。
The Mafia is a powerful crime syndicate.
黑手党是一个强大的犯罪集团。
Mafia noun
Mafia 可作定语修饰名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- mafia boss
- 黑手党头目
- The mafia boss was arrested for racketeering.黑手党头目因敲诈勒索被捕。
- mafia family
- 黑手党家族
- The Corleone family is a fictional mafia family.柯里昂家族是一个虚构的黑手党家族。
- mafia member
- 黑手党成员
- He became a mafia member in his twenties.他在二十多岁时成为了黑手党成员。
- mafia activity
- 黑手党活动
- The police are investigating mafia activity in the area.警方正在调查该地区的黑手党活动。
- mafia organization
- 黑手党组织
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象黑手党成员骑着马飞驰，嘴里喊着“马非亚！”——记住发音近似“马非亚”，意为黑手党。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：organized crime、criminal organizations 该词通常用于描述有组织的犯罪集团，多用于新闻、法律或历史讨论，属于中性正式语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No words rhyme with 'mafia' (/ˈmɑfiə/). The listed words share the spelling ending 'ia' but have different vowel sounds and stress patterns.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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