brethren 详细解释

brethren

['breðrin]

n.<古>同胞, 同党,同会

词形变化

名词复数:brothers, brethren

词义辨析

同义参见:

parish  

英英释义

名词 brethren:

(plural) the lay members of a male religious order

名词 brother:

a male with the same parents as someone else

同义词:brother, blood brother

a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group)

同义词:brother

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

同义词:buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick

used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement

同义词:brother, comrade

(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address

同义词:Brother

补充

brethrenbrethren英:[ˈbreðrin] 美:[ˈbrɛðrən]n.1.〈旧〉兄弟们, 同胞

例句

1. We must help our brethren, it is our duty.我们必须帮助我们的教友, 这是我们的责任。 2. Sri Lankans share a common ancestry with their Indian brethren.斯里兰卡人与他们的印度兄弟们有着共同的祖先。 3. our brethren in the popular national press.我们全国大众新闻业的同行们。 4. "Welcome, brethren."欢迎你们,兄弟们。 5. our church brethren我们的教友们