faction
noun /ˈfækʃn/
/ˈfækʃn/
(大团体中的)派系,派别,小集团 - There are rival factions within the administration.
政府中有对立派别。
Topics War and conflictc1- He brokered a ceasefire agreement between the warring factions.
他在交战的双方之间斡旋,促成了停火协议。 - the dominant faction within the government
政府内部的主要派别 - the largest faction in the civil war
内战中最大的派系
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dominant
- main
- major
- …
- lead
- faction in
- faction within
- There are rival factions within the administration.
- [uncountable] (formal) opposition, disagreement, etc. that exists between small groups of people within an organization or political party
派系斗争;内讧 - a party divided by faction and intrigue
因派系和阴谋诡计搞得四分五裂的政党
- a party divided by faction and intrigue
- [uncountable] films, books, etc. that combine fact with fiction (= imaginary events)
纪实与虚构相结合的电影(或书等)
词源senses 1 to 2 late 15th cent. (denoting the action of doing or making something): via French from Latin factio(n-), from facere ‘do, make’. sense 3 1960s: blend of fact and fiction.