freemasonry
/ˈfriːmeɪsnri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfriːmeɪsnri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrē-ˈmā-sᵊn-rē/ (ame, mw)
freemasonry — 名詞
1. the worldwide men's organization called the Freemasons, together with the ritual
共濟會
源於十八世紀的男性祕密兄弟會組織
the worldwide men's organization called the Freemasons, together with the rituals, symbols, and shared values that hold its lodges together.
Sade wrote her history thesis on Freemasonry in eighteenth-century London.
Sade 的歷史論文寫的是十八世紀倫敦的共濟會。
capitalized proper-noun reading, refers to the organization
Christopher's grandfather kept several old books about Freemasonry in his study.
Christopher 的爺爺在書房裡留了好幾本講共濟會的舊書。
treated as uncountable, no article
The museum in Edinburgh has a small exhibition on the symbols of Freemasonry.
愛丁堡的博物館有一個關於共濟會符號的小型展覽。
Ari joined a local lodge after reading about Freemasonry for nearly a year.
Ari 讀了共濟會的相關資料將近一年，才加入當地的分會。
Some historians argue that Freemasonry helped spread Enlightenment ideas across Europe.
有些歷史學家認為共濟會幫忙把啟蒙運動的思想傳到整個歐洲。
- the Craft
insider term used by members themselves for the same organization
- the Brotherhood
informal label, can refer to other fraternal groups too
- Masonry
shorter, near-synonym; in this sense only, not the building trade
文法句型
uncountable noun, often capitalized
用法筆記
Subject is usually the organization itself or its symbols, rituals, and history; capitalized when naming the formal body, lowercase when used more loosely. Distinguish from sense 2, where the noun describes a feeling rather than an institution.
常見錯誤
2. a quiet, unspoken bond felt by people whose work, background, or past experience
默契；同道感
同行或同類人之間心照不宣的情誼
a quiet, unspoken bond felt by people whose work, background, or past experiences mark them out as part of the same small tribe.
There is a quiet freemasonry among night-shift nurses on the cancer ward.
癌症病房的夜班護理師之間，有一種安靜的同道默契。
collocation: freemasonry among + group of professionals
Wei felt an instant freemasonry with the other parents waiting outside the operating room.
Wei 在手術室外等候時，立刻感受到和其他家長之間的同道感。
collocation: freemasonry with + similar people
A strange freemasonry binds together everyone who has lost a child.
一種奇妙的默契，把所有失去過孩子的人緊緊連在一起。
Reuben spoke of the freemasonry between long-distance truck drivers on the desert highway.
Reuben 談到沙漠公路上長途貨車司機之間那種彼此都懂的默契。
Shirin sensed a quiet freemasonry the moment another former refugee sat down beside her.
另一位前難民在 Shirin 身邊坐下的那一刻，她立刻感到一種安靜的同道感。
- camaraderie
warmer and more openly friendly than the quiet recognition of freemasonry
- kinship
stresses a felt family-like tie rather than shared occupation
- solidarity
more political, suggests willingness to act together; freemasonry is just felt
- estrangement
active distance and lack of common feeling between people
文法句型
uncountable, often + among / between
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by an adjective such as 'quiet', 'strange', 'instant', and followed by 'among', 'between', or 'with' naming the group. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is a feeling between people, not a named institution, and is never capitalized.