sorority

sorority — 名詞

1. a private social club found on certain US university campuses, where women stude

1.名詞B1
釋義

姐妹會

美國大學的女性學生社團

a private social club found on certain US university campuses, where women students do activities, volunteer work, and social events together, and often live in the same building

例句

Maja decided to join the Alpha Omega sorority during her first year at college.

Maja 決定在大學第一年加入 Alpha Omega 姐妹會。

join + [name of] sorority

The sorority house on Elm Street has a front porch where members gather to study.

Elm 街上的姐妹會館舍有一座前廊，會員們常在那裡聚集唸書。

collocation: sorority house

同義詞
  • women's society

    the more general term used outside the US; less tied to residential college culture

  • women's club

    broader in meaning; can refer to non-student social clubs as well

  • female fraternity

    literal but very rare; sometimes used historically or in non-US contexts

反義詞
  • fraternity

    the male-only equivalent organisation at US colleges

用法筆記

Almost exclusively used in the context of US colleges and universities. The equivalent organisation in other English-speaking countries goes by different names (e.g. 'women's society' in the UK).

常見錯誤

❌She joined a sorority at a university in Taiwan.
✅She joined a student club at a university in Taiwan.
💡The term sorority is specific to US (and some Canadian) college culture and is not used for general student clubs elsewhere.
❌He is in a sorority.
✅She is in a sorority.
💡Sororities are women-only organisations. The male equivalent is a fraternity.