brethren

brethren
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plural noun
  1. fellow Christians or members of a male religious order
    (基督教)教友们;(宗教团体的)男教友们。 参见 brother (义项 2)
    ■used for humorous or rhetorical effect to refer to people belonging to a particular group
    (用于表示幽默或某种修辞效果)同道,同业,同一社团的成员
    our brethren in the popular national press.
    我们全国大众新闻业的同行们。
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