faction

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. countable
    — Real factions may be divided into those from interest, from principle, and from affection
  2. A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction. uncountable
    — Near-synonym: fictionalization
  3. Strife; discord. uncountable
    — Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.
  4. The facts found in fiction. uncountable

词形变化

factions plural

词汇关系

衍生词
factional factionalize factionate factioneer factioner factionist factionless interfaction multifaction subfaction science faction
相关词
splinter group nonfiction novel

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French faction, from Latin factiō (“a group of people acting together, a political faction”), noun of process from perfect passive participle factus, from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of fashion.
词源 2
Blend of fact + fiction.
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