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

clique n. [countable]

a small group of people who keep others from joining them:all the little cliques in school.

cli•quey, cli•quy, adj.:a cliquey group.
cli•quish, adj.
cli•quish•ly, adv.
cli•quish•ness, n. [uncountable]

clique n., v., cliqued, cli•quing.
n.

a small, exclusive group of people;
coterie;
set.

v.i.

[Informal.]to form, or associate in, a clique.

French, apparently metaphorical use of Middle French clique latch, or noun, nominal derivative of cliquer to make noise, resound, imitative word parallel to click¹
1705–15

clique′less, adj.
cli′quey, cli′quy, adj.
cli′quism, n.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See circle, ring ¹.

clique /kliːk; klɪk/ n

a small, exclusive group of friends or associates

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, perhaps from Old French: latch, from cliquer to click; suggestive of the necessity to exclude nonmembers

ˈcliquish adj ˈcliquishly adv ˈcliquishness n

单词	clique
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 clique /klik, klɪk/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a small group of people who keep others from joining them:all the little cliques in school. cli•quey, cli•quy, adj.:a cliquey group. cli•quish, adj. cli•quish•ly, adv. cli•quish•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 clique (klēk, klik),USA pronunciation n., v., cliqued, cli•quing. n. a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set. v.i. [Informal.]to form, or associate in, a clique. French, apparently metaphorical use of Middle French clique latch, or noun, nominal derivative of cliquer to make noise, resound, imitative word parallel to click¹ 1705–15 clique′less, adj. cli′quey, cli′quy, adj. cli′quism, n. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See circle, ring ¹. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: clique /kliːk; klɪk/ n a small, exclusive group of friends or associates Etymology: 18th Century: from French, perhaps from Old French: latch, from cliquer to click; suggestive of the necessity to exclude nonmembers ˈcliquish adj ˈcliquishly adv ˈcliquishness n
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