fraternity
/frəˈtɜːnətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1
- treated as sing. or pl. a group of people sharing a common profession or interests同志会, 同业公会, 兄弟会; 协会：
members of the hunting fraternity.
狩猎协会的会员。
1.1
- N. Amer. a male students' society in a university or college〈北美〉男大学生联谊会。
1.2
- a religious or masonic society or guild宗教组织; 共济会; 行会。
2
- mass noun the state or feeling of friendship and mutual support within a group博爱; 友爱：
the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
自由、平等、博爱的理想。
词源
Middle English: from Old French fraternite, from Latin fraternitas, from fraternus （see FRATERNAL）.