单词 | gesellschaft |
释义 | gesellschaft Ger. /geuh zel"shahft'/, n. , pl. gesellschaften Ger. /-shahf'teuhn/. (often cap.) 1. an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons. 2. Sociol. a society or group characterized chiefly by formal organization, impersonal relations, the absence of generally held or binding norms, and a detachment from traditional and sentimental concerns, and often tending to be rationalistic and secular in outlook. Cf. Gemeinschaft. [1935-40; < G, equiv. to Geselle companion + -schaft -SHIP] |
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