They were a clannish lot, not given to welcoming strangers.

他们是一伙喜好扎堆的人，不太欢迎陌生人。

Of course you know to begin with that the Kane family is very clannish.

你当然知道甘家的家庭是很家族主义的。

Even by clannish Japan's standards, the island seems a friendly, close - knit place.

即便存在日本的排他标准，他岛看上去是个友善，待人亲密的地方。

The Irish families in the US were very clannish and their lives centred on the church.

居住在美国的爱尔兰家庭十分虔诚，他们的生活与教会有著密切关系。

Such strong relationships are echoed in Japan's tightly knit firms, some of which are clannish to their roots.

在以团结著称的日本企业里，这种紧密关系时常得到体现，有些企业甚至会成为同根生的大家族。