| 单词 | faction |
| 释义 | faction faction1 /fak"sheuhn/, n. 1. a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like: a faction in favor of big business. 2. party strife and intrigue; dissension: an era of faction and treason. [1500-10; < L faction- (s. of factio) a doing, company, equiv. to fact(us) done (see FACT) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 2. discord, disagreement, schism, split, friction. faction2 /fak"sheuhn/, n. Informal. 1. a form of writing or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses them as an integral part of a fictional account. 2. a novel, film, play, or other presentation in this form. [1965-70; b. FACT and FICTION] |
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