fraternity

男子学生社交クラブ

男子大学生の社交団体。共同の家を持つことが多い。

やさしい英語で： A social group for male college students, often with a shared house.

• He joined a fraternity.
• The fraternity organized a charity event on campus.
• Three students shared a room in the fraternity house.

類義語： frat

よく使う表現： join a fraternity, fraternity house

友愛、兄弟愛

兄弟の絆のように、人々が友情や信頼で結ばれ、支え合う気持ち。

やさしい英語で： A feeling of friendship, trust, and support between people, like the bond between brothers.

• They shared a feeling of fraternity.
• The rescue team developed a strong sense of fraternity.
• The speech called for liberty, equality, and fraternity.

類義語： brotherhood, solidarity

よく使う表現： spirit of fraternity, human fraternity

仲間、同業者集団

同じ仕事や関心、目標を持つ人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of people with the same work, interests, or goals.

• She joined the local artistic fraternity.
• The medical fraternity welcomed the discovery.
• News of his retirement surprised the entire sporting fraternity.

類義語： community, association, circle

よく使う表現： medical fraternity, sporting fraternity