fraternal
/frəˈtɜːnl/ (bre, ipa) · /frəˈtɜːrnl/ (ame, ipa) · /frə-ˈtər-nᵊl/ (ame, mw)
fraternal — 形容詞
- fraternalpositive
- more fraternalcomparative
- most fraternalsuperlative
1. describing a relationship, feeling, or behaviour that involves brothers or that
兄弟的
與親兄弟相關的，描述兄弟之間的關係或情感
describing a relationship, feeling, or behaviour that involves brothers or that links people in the way brothers are linked
Renata wrote a long letter about the fraternal bond she shared with her older brother Hari.
Renata 寫了一封長信，描述她與哥哥 Hari 之間的兄弟情誼。
collocation: fraternal bond
Their fraternal rivalry over football trophies started when Leo and Tuan were still in primary school.
Leo 與 Tuan 還在念小學時，就為了足球獎盃展開了兄弟間的競爭。
collocation: fraternal rivalry
Christopher offered fraternal advice to his younger brother before the wedding ceremony in Kyoto.
京都的婚禮前，Christopher 給了弟弟一些兄長式的建議。
The two princes appeared together at the funeral as a public sign of fraternal loyalty.
兩位王子一同出席葬禮，公開展現兄弟間的忠誠。
Zayd treasured the fraternal love that grew between him and his three brothers during their childhood.
Zayd 非常珍惜童年時與三個兄弟之間培養出的兄弟之愛。
- sororal
formal counterpart referring to sisters
文法句型
fraternal + noun
用法筆記
Almost always attributive: describes a noun directly (fraternal bond, fraternal love, fraternal rivalry). Rare after 'be'.
常見錯誤
2. behaving toward someone who is not a relative with the warmth, support, and easy
如兄弟般的
形容人與人之間像親兄弟一樣親切、友善
behaving toward someone who is not a relative with the warmth, support, and easy familiarity that brothers usually share
Emily gave her new neighbour a fraternal hug after he carried her shopping up four flights of stairs.
Emily 的新鄰居幫她把購物袋扛上四層樓後，她給了他一個如兄弟般的擁抱。
collocation: fraternal hug / pat / gesture
The retired coach kept up a fraternal friendship with every player he had trained over thirty years.
這位退休教練與他三十年來訓練過的每一位選手，都保持著如兄弟般的友誼。
collocation: fraternal friendship
Talia welcomed the volunteers from Manila with a fraternal warmth that put them instantly at ease.
Talia 以兄弟般的溫暖迎接來自馬尼拉的志工，讓他們立刻感到自在。
Yuki and her classmates were fraternal toward the new transfer student from Vietnam during his first month.
Yuki 和她的同學在那位來自越南的轉學生報到的第一個月，對他親切有如兄弟。
The two old soldiers exchanged a fraternal greeting in the train station, though they had not met in years.
兩位老兵在火車站交換了如兄弟般的問候，儘管他們已經多年沒有見面。
文法句型
fraternal + noun
be fraternal toward someone
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense applies to people who are NOT brothers but who treat each other in a brother-like way. Often paired with words for greetings, gestures, or general goodwill.
常見錯誤
3. describing a club, lodge, or society whose members join together for mutual help
兄弟會的
形容由共同信念或互助宗旨組成的會社
describing a club, lodge, or society whose members join together for mutual help and shared values, often through formal ceremonies and a private membership
Yasmin's grandfather paid his fraternal society dues every month for fifty-two years until he died.
Yasmin 的祖父持續繳交兄弟會的會費長達五十二年，直到他過世為止。
collocation: fraternal society / order / organisation
The mayor of the small town joined three fraternal organisations to build political support before the election.
那個小鎮的鎮長加入了三個兄弟會組織，以便在選舉前建立政治人脈。
Many old factories in Pittsburgh had a fraternal lodge nearby where workers met after their shifts.
匹茲堡許多老工廠附近都有一間兄弟會所，工人下班後會在那裡聚會。
Yuna's college fraternal order helped pay her hospital bills when she broke her leg in the accident.
Yuna 在意外中摔斷腿時，她大學的兄弟會幫忙支付了住院費用。
Élise discovered an old photograph showing her great-grandfather in the regalia of a fraternal benefit club.
Élise 發現了一張舊照片，上面是她曾祖父穿著一個互助兄弟會的會服。
- mutual-benefit
stresses the financial-help function; narrower than fraternal
- secret-society
stresses the ritual or hidden aspect; not all fraternal groups are secret
文法句型
fraternal + organisation noun
用法筆記
Subject is usually a noun naming a formal group: society, order, organisation, lodge, association, club. Distinguish from sense 1 — here 'fraternal' marks the institution, not a feeling between people.
常見錯誤
4. describing twins who developed from two different egg cells fertilised at the sa
異卵的
形容由兩個不同卵子受精發育而成的雙胞胎
describing twins who developed from two different egg cells fertilised at the same time, so they may be different sexes and look no more alike than ordinary siblings
Yuki and her brother are fraternal twins, born seven minutes apart at a hospital in Osaka.
Yuki 和她哥哥是異卵雙胞胎，在大阪一家醫院相隔七分鐘出生。
collocation: fraternal twins
Doctors confirmed early in the pregnancy that Renata was carrying fraternal twins, not identical ones.
醫生在懷孕初期就確認 Renata 懷的是異卵雙胞胎，而不是同卵的。
contrasted with 'identical twins'
The twins looked nothing alike because they were fraternal, with different blood types and different eye colours.
這對雙胞胎長得一點也不像，因為他們是異卵的，血型不同，眼睛顏色也不同。
Fraternal twins run in Talia's family on her mother's side, going back at least four generations.
Talia 家母系那邊有異卵雙胞胎的遺傳，至少可以追溯四代。
The midwife in Lagos explained that fraternal twins come from two separate eggs, not one egg that splits.
拉哥斯的助產士解釋說，異卵雙胞胎來自兩個分開的卵子，而不是一個分裂的卵子。
- dizygotic
medical term for the same concept; used in clinical writing
- non-identical
everyday phrase; same meaning in plain English
- identical
twins from one egg that has split
- monozygotic
medical term for identical twins
文法句型
fraternal twins
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'fraternal twins'. The technical equivalent is 'dizygotic'. Contrast with 'identical' or 'monozygotic' twins, which come from a single fertilised egg.