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单词 sisterhood
释义 sis·ter·hood
I. \ˈsistə(r)ˌhu̇d\ noun
Etymology: Middle English sosterhode, from soster sister + -hode -hood
1.
 a. : the state of being a sister
 b. : sisterly relationship
  < the dark shades of her sisterhood — Virginia Woolf >
2. : a community or society of sisters; specifically : a community or society of women religious
3. : a group associated by common characteristics
 < joined the sisterhood of nations >
 < resists the Hollywood sisterhood's best efforts — Time >
II. noun
: a relationship of women united by a common cause or motivation
 < sisterhood of feminists >
 < gay sisterhood >
also : women united in a sisterhood
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