a group or set of three connected people or things 三人组合;三件套 the triad of medication, diet, and exercise are necessary in diabetes care. 药物治疗、规定饮食和身体锻炼是糖尿病治疗中必不可少的三步骤。 ■a chord of three musical notes, consisting of a given note with the third and fifth above it 三和弦 ■a Welsh form of literary composition with an arrangement of subjects or statements in groups of three (威尔士文学作品中将主题或叙述安排为三段的)三题词
(亦作 Triad)a secret society originating in China, typically involved in organized crime 三合会(起源于中国的秘密团体,常进行有组织犯罪) ■a member of such a society 三合会会员
派生 triadic adjective
(only in sense 1) (限义项1)
语源
mid 16th cent.: from French triade, or via late Latin from Greek trias, triad-, from treis 'three'