Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4602
tribe
部落；部族
An ethnic or social group of people who share a common culture, language, or ancestry; a tribal people or nation.
- 1.
An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
比氏族大但比民族小的族群,常构成民族认同的基础。
- 2.
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
(通常是原始社会的)社会分支
- 3.
A tribal nation or people.
部落民族或人民。
- 4.
a federation (as of American Indians)
(如美洲印第安人的)联盟
- 5.
A socially cohesive group of people within a society.
社会内部具有凝聚力的人群。
- 6.
(biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily
(生物学)属与亚科之间的分类
- 7.
A class or group of things.
事物的一类或一组。
- 8.
A group of apes who live and work together.
共同生活与工作的猿群。
- 9.
A hierarchical rank between family and genus.
介于科与属之间的分类等级。
- 10.
A group of affiliated Mardi Gras Indians.
有隶属关系的狂欢节印第安人团体。
- 11.
The collective noun for various animals.
多种动物的集合名词。
- 12.
A family of animals descended from some particular female progenitor, through the female line.
通过母系源自某特定雌性祖先的动物家族。
部落联盟；（美洲原住民的）联邦；群体；圈子；一伙人；族（生物学分类等级）；类；群；猿群；猿类群体
In use
The Maasai tribe has lived in this region for centuries.
Members of the tribe gather each summer to celebrate their traditions.
Anthropologists have documented the customs of many Amazonian tribes.
a tribe of + plural noun
表示‘一群部落成员’时常用此结构。
A tribe of nomads crossed the desert.
一个游牧部落穿越了沙漠。
belong to a/the tribe
She belongs to the Cherokee tribe.
她属于切罗基部落。
tribe + noun (modifier)
名词作定语，如 tribe member / tribe tradition。
Connections
Collocations
- native tribe
- 土著部落
- The native tribe has lived in this forest for centuries.这个土著部落在这片森林里生活了几个世纪。
- tribe members
- 部落成员
- All tribe members gathered for the ceremony.所有部落成员聚集参加仪式。
- tribe leader
- 部落首领
- The tribe leader made an important decision.部落首领做出了一个重要决定。
- Indian tribe
- 印第安部落
- The Indian tribe signed a treaty with the government.印第安部落与政府签署了一项条约。
- tribe culture
- 部落文化
- He is studying the tribe culture of the Amazon.他正在研究亚马逊部落文化。
- tribe territory
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将'tribe'拆解为'tri'（三）和'be'（是），想象三个家庭组成一个部落。
Context & Register
tribe 通常指由血缘或文化联系的部落群体，多用于人类学、历史学等正式语境，也可用于日常口语中指代兴趣相投的群体。语域混合：正式讨论中中性，非正式语境中可能带感情色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the same /aɪb/ ending as 'tribe' and rhyme with it. Words such as 'tube' (spelled similarly but pronounced /tjuːb/) are not included.
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。
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。
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