sorority

英[sə'rɒrɪtɪ] 美[sə'rɔrəti]
  • n. 妇女联谊会;女学生联谊会

词态变化


复数: sororities;

中文词源


sorority 女生联谊会

来自拉丁语 soror,姐妹,来自 PIE*swesor,姐妹,词源同 sister.-ity,名词后缀。

英文词源


sorority (n.)
1530s, "a society of women, body of women united for some purpose," from Medieval Latin sororitas "sisterhood, of or pertaining to sisters," from Latin soror "sister" (see sister). Sense of "women's society in a college or university" attested by 1887 (Alpha Delta Pi claims founding in 1851).

双语例句


1. Eleanor had belonged to the same sorority as Betty Jean and they were still great friends.
埃莉诺和贝蒂·琼属于同一家女子俱乐部,她们仍然是关系亲密的朋友。

来自柯林斯例句

2. You think the sorority had something to do with it?
你认为女生联谊会跟这件事有关?

来自电影对白

3. She's a great writer, but can you see her blending in at a sorority?
她文笔不错但你觉得她能在女子联谊会里如鱼得水 吗 ?

来自电影对白

4. Mary joined a sorority when she was at college.
玛莉在大学的时候加入了女学生联谊会.

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5. Her escapades were a subject of merriment in the sorority house.
在女生联谊会中,她的恶作剧总是欢乐的根源.

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