词典释义：
a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader
部落；宗族
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indigenous Indian tribes. 本土印第安人部落。
(in ancient Rome)each of several political divisions, originally three, later thirty, ultimately thirty-five
（古罗马）行政部门（最初为３个，后为３０个，最终为３５个）。
〈贬〉 组织严密的社会（或政治）群体
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she made a stand against the social codes of her English middle-class tribe. 她反对她的英国中产阶级社会准则。
〈贬〉 一群人；一类东西
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an outburst against the whole tribe of theoreticians. 对所有理论家的反感。
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〈非正式〉 许多人
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tribes of children playing under the watchful eyes of nurses. 一大群在保育员看护下玩耍的孩子。
【生】 族（分类学类目，位列属之上，科或亚科之下，动物学中常以-ini结尾，植物学中常以-eae结尾）。
"Middle English： from Old French
