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brother/ˈbrʌðə/n. 1 a man or boy in relation to other sons and daughters of his parents 兄弟 2a (often as a form of address) a close male friend or associate 老兄(常用于称呼) b a male fellow member of a trade union etc. (男性)同行，同人(同事等) 3 (pl. also 亦作 brethren /ˈbreðrin/)a a member of a male religious order, esp. a monk (同一教会的)教友(尤指修士) b a fellow member of the Christian Church, a religion, or (formerly) a guild etc. (基督教等的)教友；[旧指]行会等的会友 4 a fellow human being 同胞；同仁 □ brotherless adj.□ brotherly adj. & adv.□ brotherliness n.[Old English brōthor, from Germanic] |