释义 |
ge·mein·schaft \gəˈmīnˌshäft\ noun (plural gemeinschaf·ten \-tən\) Etymology: German, community, from gemein common, general (from Old High German gimeini) + -schaft -ship (from Old High German -scaf) : a spontaneously arising organismic social relationship characterized by strong reciprocal bonds of sentiment and kinship within a common code of tradition; also : a community or society characterized by such a relationship — contrasted with gesellschaft |