brotherhood
UK ['brʌð.ə.hʊd] US [-ɚ-] noun countable [+ sing/pl verb]
■(the members of) a particular organization or (more generally) friendship and loyalty 同志会（成员）；友谊，手足情谊•The various groups eventually fused into a single brotherhood.这些不同的组织最后合并成了一个同道会。 •The ideal of the brotherhood of man (= where everyone loves each other) is still far from reality.“人人皆兄弟”的理想仍远未实现。 |