| 单词 | fraternal |
| 释义 | fraternal (once / 779 pages) 1adj 2adj Use the adjective fraternal to mean "brotherly," the way you'd describe your fraternal relationship with your oldest friend who is like a brother to you. A fight between brothers? You could chalk it up to fraternal rivalry. Fraternal describes the relationship between brothers, but it is also used is to describe a club, society or fraternity, some brotherly group of people — usually men — with common interests. Fraternal twins, unlike identical twins, are formed from separate ova. That's why they don't look exactly alike and can be a girl and a boy, instead of two girls or two boys. WORD FAMILYfraternal: fraternalest, fraternally, fraternise, fraternity, fraternize+/fraternisation: fraternisations/fraternise: fraternisation, fraternised, fraternising/fraternity: fraternities/fraternization: fraternizations/fraternize: fraternization, fraternized, fraternizes, fraternizing USAGE EXAMPLESThe Diller developed into a popular hangout for political and fraternal huddling. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) The two singles are twins—but fraternal, not identical. Slate(Dec 18, 2016) “Police officers themselves do not create policies or create legislation,” said Vince Canales, president of the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) 1 1adj like or characteristic of or befitting a brother close fraternal ties Syn|Ant brotherlike, brotherly sisterlike, sisterly, sororal like or characteristic of or befitting a sister 2adj of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men 2a fraternal order adj (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova Syn|Ant biovular identical, monovular (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum |
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