brotherhood
/ˈbrʌðəˌhʊd//ˈbrʌðɚˌhʊd/
- n.
- 手足情谊，兄弟关系
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
词源链
- 英语English
brotherhood
词源说明
From Middle English brotherhod, equivalent to brother + -hood, from earlier brotherhede, alteration (influenced by suffixes in -hood, -head) of brotherrede (“brotherhood, fraternity”), from Old English brōþorrǣden (“brotherhood, fellowship”), equivalent to brother + -red (see brotherred). More at brother, -red. Piecewise doublet of friarhood.
释义
名词noun
- 1The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
- 2An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
- 3All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
- 4People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.