society
n
1 [U] system whereby people live together in organized communities; social way of living 社會; 社會體制; 群居
a danger to society, ie a person, an idea, etc that endangers the welfare of members of a community 社會的禍害
Society has a right to see law-breakers punished. 社會有權要違法者受到懲罰.
2 [C, U] particular grouping of humanity with shared customs, laws, etc (具有共同的習俗、 法律等的人群組成的)社會, 團體
modern industrial societies 現代工業社會
working class society 工人階級的社會團體
Islamic society 伊斯蘭教團體.
3 [U] (fml 文) company; companionship 相伴; 陪同; 交往
spend an evening in the society of one's friends 跟朋友聚會過一個晚上
avoid the society of other people 避免與他人交往.
4 [U] class of people who are fashionable, wealthy, influential or of high rank in a place; the upper class 名人圈子; 上層社會
high society, ie rich and important people 富貴階層
leaders of society 上流社會的頂尖人物
[attrib 作定語]
a society wedding 名人嘉禮
society news, ie as printed in some newspaper, etc 名流新聞.
5 [C] organization of people formed for a particular purpose; club; association (為某種目的組成的)會, 社, 團體, 協會
the school debating society 學校辯論協會
a co-operative society 合作社 * a drama society 戲劇社.
6 (idm 習語) the alternative society => alternative. a mutual admiration society => mutual.