faction

['fækʃən]

n. 内讧, 小集团, 派系斗争

n.

1. (政党, 组织等内部的)派别, 宗派; 小集团[C]

The party split into petty factions.

该党分成若干小派系。

2. 派系之争, 内讧[U]

3. 纪实小说; 真人真事的小说(fact + fiction)

词形变化

形容词: factional | 副词: factionally | 名词: factionalism |

词义辨析

同义:

n.派系

contingent  section  party  group  gang  crew  coterie  confederacy  bloc  clique  circle  part  sect  camp

n.倾轧

infighting  factiousness  controversy  upheaval  tumult  revolt  insurrection

n.不和

intrigue  plot  complot  conspiracy  

同义参见:

side  camp  persuasion  combination  movement  minority  coalition  

英英释义

名词 faction:

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

同义词：cabal, junto, camarilla

a dissenting clique

同义词：sect

补充

factionfaction英:[ˈfækʃən] 美:[ˈfækʃən]n.1.组织中的小派别; 派系There are various factions within the party.该党内部有各种不同的派别。

例句

1. the leaders of the country's warring factions该国各敌对派系的领导人 2. faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。 3. the left-wing faction of the party.政党的左翼派别。 4. rival factions within the organization组织内部对立的派别 5. factional rivalries/disputes派系之间的斗争╱争端 6. The committee soon split into factions.这个委员会很快分成了不同的派系。 7. warring factions冲突的各派 8. factional strife/violence/maneuvering派系斗争/暴力/操控 9. a political party split by factionalism and infighting因派系斗争和内江而分裂的政党