mafia
US /ˈmɑː.fi.ə/
UK /ˈmæf.i.ə/
名詞
1.
黑手黨
an organized international body of criminals, especially one operating originally in Sicily and now especially in Italy and the US
範例:
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The police are investigating connections to the Mafia.
警方正在調查與黑手黨的聯繫。
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He was rumored to have ties to the local mafia.
有傳言說他與當地黑手黨有聯繫。
2.
黑手黨, 幫派
a powerful, often secretive, group within a particular sphere
範例:
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The tech mafia controls most of the industry.
科技黑手黨控制著大部分行業。
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There's a real old boys' mafia in that company.
那家公司裡有一個真正的老男孩黑手黨。