英语词汇“faction”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

fac·tion¹

(făkshən)

1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.

2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: "Our own beloved country ... is now afflicted with faction and civil war" (Abraham Lincoln).

[French, from Latin factiō, factiōn-, from factus, past participle of facere, to do; see dhē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

faction·al adj.

faction·al·ism n.

faction·al·ly adv.

单词	faction
释义	fac·tion¹ (făkshən) n. 1. A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group. 2. Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: "Our own beloved country ... is now afflicted with faction and civil war" (Abraham Lincoln). [French, from Latin factiō, factiōn-, from factus, past participle of facere, to do; see dhē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] faction·al adj. faction·al·ism n. faction·al·ly adv.
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