society
society
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- [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。
■(亦作 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 - 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。 - [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。
- mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'companionship, friendly association with others'): from French société, from Latin societas, from socius 'companion'
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