单词 | tribe |
释义 | tribe n.   1. a group of (esp. primitive) families or communities, linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, and usu. having a common culture and dialect, and a recognized leader.   2. any similar natural or political division.   3. Rom.Hist. each of the political divisions of the Roman people.   4. each of the 12 divisions of the Israelites.   5. usu. derog. a set or number of persons esp. of one profession etc. or family (the whole tribe of actors).   6. Biol. a group of organisms usu. ranking between genus and the subfamily.   7. (in pl.) large numbers. Etymology: ME, orig. in pl. form tribuz, tribus f. OF or L tribus (sing. & pl.) |
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