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gens

/d͡ʒɛnz/

Meanings
noun

氏族，宗族

A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.

Examples :

"The members of the powerful Julia gens, including Julius Caesar, traced their lineage back through generations of influential Romans. "
强大的尤利亚氏族成员，包括朱利叶斯·凯撒，他们的血统可以追溯到世世代代有影响力的罗马人。
family history society law
noun

氏族, 宗族

A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line.

Examples :

""The historian studied how different gens within the Roman Empire competed for power and influence, each gens tracing its ancestry back to a common male ancestor." "
历史学家研究了罗马帝国境内不同的氏族(gens)如何争夺权力和影响力，每个氏族(宗族)都追溯其祖先到同一个男性祖先。
family group culture society history
noun

青年根运动成员

A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression of the international Focolare Movement.

Examples :

"Maria, a dedicated gens, volunteers at the local soup kitchen every Saturday with other young people from her Focolare group. "
玛丽亚是一位热心的青年根运动成员，每个星期六都和她的普世博爱运动团体的其他年轻人一起在当地的救济厨房做志愿者。
group religion organization culture person

Related Words

Illustration chronological

chronological adjective

/ˌkɹɒnəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

按时间顺序的, 依年代序的

"He is 67 in chronological age, but has the mind and body of someone 55."

他的实际年龄是67岁，但是心态和身体状态却像55岁的人。

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

收藏，聚集，汇集

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

小行星带由聚集的尘埃、碎石和小行星构成。

Illustration volunteers

volunteers noun

/vɒlənˈtɪəz/ /vɑlənˈtɪɹz/

志愿者，义工

"Many volunteers helped clean up the park on Saturday morning. "

周六上午，有很多志愿者帮忙清理了公园。

Illustration mechanical

mechanical noun

/mɪˈkanɪk(ə)l/

机械稿，完稿

"The graphic designer carefully prepared the mechanical for the company brochure. "

这位平面设计师为公司宣传册精心准备了机械稿。

Illustration influential

influential noun

/ɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/

有影响力的人，有权势的人

"The influential in our class was always asked for advice on projects. "

我们班里那些有影响力的人总是会被大家请教项目上的问题。

Illustration expression

expression noun

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

表达，表示，表述。

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

我妹妹喜悦的表情表达了她对这个好消息有多么高兴。

Illustration electrical

electrical noun

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/

电气工程师，电机工程师

"My brother is a talented electrical. "

我弟弟是个很有才华的电气工程师。

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

Illustration generations

generations noun

/ˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/

创造，产生，生育。

"The generations of new ideas at the company kept it ahead of the competition. "

该公司不断产生新想法，使其始终领先于竞争对手。

Illustration international

international noun

/ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ /ˌɪntɚˈnæʃ(ə)n(ə)l/

国手，国际选手。

"The United team includes five England internationals."

联合队包括五名英格兰国手。

Illustration characterized

characterized verb

/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪzd/

刻画，描绘，丑化。

"The teacher characterized the student as disruptive in class. "

老师把那个学生描绘成课堂上的捣乱分子。

Illustration refrigerator

refrigerator noun

/ɹɪˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪtə/ /ɹəˈfɹɪd͡ʒəˌɹeɪɾɚ/

冰箱，雪柜。

"My family keeps milk and other perishable foods in the refrigerator. "

我家把牛奶和其他容易坏的食物都放在冰箱里。