Mafia

英 ['mæfiə] 美 ['mɑːfiə]

• n. 黑手党；秘密政党

英英释义

Noun:

1. a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

2. a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

3. any tightly knit group of trusted associates

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered.
   黑手党的上司派人谋杀了仇敌。
2. The mafia paid blood money to have that man killed.
   黑手党拿出血腥钱将那人杀了。

经典引文

• One of these secret societies, the Mafia, or the Camorra..is on their track.

  出自： A. Christie

• The game is Mafia-controlled, demonstrably crooked.

  出自： A. Hailey

近反义词

【近义词】

• Maffia 黑手党
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