fraternal

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fra·ter·nal /frəˈtɜːnl $ -ɜːr-/ adjective formal 1 FRIENDLYshowing a special friendliness to other people because you share interests or ideas with them 〔对志同道合的人〕友好的，亲如手足的 fraternal solidarity amongst union members 工会成员兄弟般的团结fraternal association/organization/society 兄弟会组织，共济会2 FAMILYrelating to brothers 兄弟的 fraternal loyalty 兄弟之间的忠义 —fraternally adverb

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fraternal• Little fraternal love existed between these two clandestine arms of government.• The fraternal spirit seems to be declining in relations between our churches.• Identical twins, clearly, are far more concordant in general than are fraternal twins.fraternal association/organization/society• Nor had he wanted to have recourse to the services of an Astropath belonging to a pious and loyal fraternal organization.• Of forty-four ministers whose affiliations are known, twenty-one have never been members of any fraternal organization.• He suggested that a fraternal association of the Engiish-speaking peo-pIes, operating outside the United Nations, should do it.Origin fraternal (1400-1500) Medieval Latin fraternalis, from Latin frater “brother”