subclan
subclan — 名詞
1. a smaller group of families within a wider clan, typically sharing a closer ance
分支氏族
大型氏族內部的小型家族分支
a smaller group of families within a wider clan, typically sharing a closer ancestral link.
Mei traced her ancestry back to a subclan of the Zheng family.
Mei 追溯祖先淵源，發現自己屬於鄭氏家族的一個分支氏族。
subclan of + [clan/family name]
The MacLeod subclan of Raasay built their own castle on the island.
拉賽島的 MacLeod 分支氏族在島上建造了自己的城堡。
Ravindra's subclan held a separate harvest festival every spring in Gujarat.
Ravindra 所屬的分支氏族每年春天都在古吉拉特邦舉辦獨立的豐收節。
Disputes between two subclans split the larger Campbell clan for decades.
兩個分支氏族之間的紛爭，使較大的 Campbell 氏族分裂了數十年。
Yael's grandparents belonged to a small subclan in the mountains of Yemen.
Yael 的祖父母屬於葉門山區的一個小型分支氏族。
用法筆記
Used mainly in academic writing about kinship systems and Scottish Highland history; rare in everyday conversation.