| 单词 | sorority |
| 释义 | sorority (once / 14088 pages) n If you join a sorority, you're joining a social organization for women, typically one based at a university or college. Your sorority probably has a lot of social events such as meetings, mixers, galas, and fundraisers. First used in the 1530s, the noun sorority stems from the Middle Latin word sororitas, meaning "sisterhood, of or pertaining to sisters." Although members of a sorority aren't actually biological sisters, the idea is to form a strong bond between members — or "sisters" — based on commitment to the group. To build allegiance, members of a sorority might wear the same sweatshirts with Greek letters and attend social events and regular club meetings. WORD FAMILYsorority: sororities USAGE EXAMPLES“A Husband for Christmas” and “Sorority Slaughterhouse” both star Eric Roberts as a design-firm executive and the homicidal college administrator, respectively. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) Churches, beauty shops and sororities are on the forefront of these efforts. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) The sorority women collected $500 and specified that income from the gift be used to purchase books of fine literature for the library. Washington Times(Dec 02, 2016) n a social club for female undergraduates Hyper club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society a formal association of people with similar interests |
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