英语词汇“sept”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sept

/sɛpt

noun

A subdivision of a clan, originally one in Ireland.Divided as they were into tribes, septs, and clans and penetrated by family feuds they had little central organization but in times of crisis rallied under a war leader....

Traditionally, newly married women have taken up residence in the homeland of their husband, meaning that family names have remained in the area of the particular clans or septs for generations.
Similarly, their national origins are no different from those of other Irish clans or septs.

Origin

Early 16th century: probably an alteration of sect.

单词	sept
释义	sept /sɛpt / noun A subdivision of a clan, originally one in Ireland.Divided as they were into tribes, septs, and clans and penetrated by family feuds they had little central organization but in times of crisis rallied under a war leader.... Traditionally, newly married women have taken up residence in the homeland of their husband, meaning that family names have remained in the area of the particular clans or septs for generations. Similarly, their national origins are no different from those of other Irish clans or septs. Origin Early 16th century: probably an alteration of sect. Rhymes accept, crept, except, incept, inept, intercept, kept, leapt, overleaped, slept, swept, upswept, wept, yclept
随便看	apprehended violence order apprehensible apprehension apprehensive apprehensively apprehensiveness apprentice apprenticeship appress apprise apprize appro approach approachability approachable approachableness approach path approach road approach shot approbate approbation approbative approbatory appropriacy appropriate

sept

Origin

Rhymes