society
n.社会；团体，协会，社；社交界，上流社会
释义2：
society
/ sE5saiEti /
◙ (pl. -ies)1. [mass noun] the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community• 社会 »drugs, crime, and other dangers to society. 毒品、犯罪和其他对社会的威胁。 the community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations• （特定的）团体 »the ethnic diversity of British society. 英国社会中的种族多样性。 »[count noun] modern industrial societies. 现代工业社会。 [with adj.] a specified section of such a community• 阶层 »no one in polite society uttered the word. 有教养的阶层中没有人说这个词。 (也作 high society)the aggregate of people who are fashionable, wealthy, and influential, regarded as forming a distinct group in a community• 上层社会 »[as modifier] a society wedding. 一场上流社会的婚礼。 [count noun] a plant or animal community• 植物的群落；动物的群体2. an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity• 协会；会社 »[in names] the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. 保护鸟类皇家协会。3. [mass noun] the situation of being in the company of other people• 交往 »she shunned the society of others. 她避免和别人交往。【语源】
1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'companionship, friendly association with others'): from French société, from Latin societas, from socius 'companion'
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