Word
phratry
胞族
A clan or kinship group made up of several families that claim descent from a common ancestor and share certain collective duties.
- 1.
A clan or kinship group consisting of a number of families claiming descent from a common ancestor and having certain collective functions and responsibilities.
氏族:由若干家族组成的亲属群体,声称共同祖先,并具有某些集体职能和责任。
氏族:由若干家族组成的亲属群体,声称共同祖先,并具有某些集体职能和责任。
In use
In ancient Greece, citizens belonged to a phratry that determined their social obligations.
The clan was divided into several phratries, each with its own rituals.
Membership in a phratry often involved shared religious practices.
a phratry of [plural noun]
Each phratry of families shared a common totem.
每个家族胞族共享一个共同的图腾。
the [adjective] phratry
The maternal phratry held significant ritual duties.
母系胞族承担重要的仪式职责。
within a phratry
Marriage within a phratry was often prohibited.
在胞族内部通婚常被禁止。
Common mistakes
The phratrys of the tribe gathered.The phratries of the tribe gathered.
名词 phratry 的复数形式是 phratries，而不是 phratrys。以 -y 结尾的名词变复数时，通常将 -y 改为 -ies。
I visited my phratry yesterday.I visited my clan yesterday.
Phratry 是专业的人类学术语，指部落中的亚群体，不应用于日常的家族拜访。应使用 clan 或 family。
Connections
Confusing words
- fraternity
- 兄弟会 · 兄弟会（指男性社团，而phratry指氏族）
- pharmacy
- 药房 · 药房（拼写相似但意义不同）
Word family
- phratries
- plural
Learner notes
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.