tribal
英 ['tra?b(?)l]
美['tra?bl]
- adj. 部落的；種族的
- n. (Tribal)人名；(法)特里巴爾
TEM4TOEFL中低頻詞擴展詞匯
中文詞源
tribal 部落的
tribe,部落，-al,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- tribal (adj.)
- 1630s, "pertaining to or characteristic of tribes," from tribe + -al (1). Meaning "characterized by a strong sense of loyalty to one's group" is from 1951 (Arendt). As a style of belly-dance from 1999, American English. Related: Tribally.
雙語例句
- 1. The four provinces are riven by deep family and tribal conflicts.
- 這4個省被嚴重的家族和部族紛爭弄得四分五裂。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The war degenerated into a bloodbath of tribal killings.
- 這場戰(zhàn)爭演變?yōu)橐粓霾柯渲g的大屠殺。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They would go back to their tribal lands.
- 他們會回到自己部族的地盤上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.
- 那個國家被部落間的激烈沖突弄得四分五裂.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Vincent's father is a tribal chief.
- 文森特的父親是一個部落的酋長.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》