- (sometimes offensive)
(in developing countries) a group of people of the same race, and with the same customs, language, religion, etc., living in a particular area and often having one leader known as a chief 部落 tribes living in remote areas of the Amazonian rainforest 居住在亚马孙河雨林偏远地区的部落
Extra ExamplesThe dancers are all members of the Tembu tribe. 舞蹈演员都是坦布部落的成员。 They recruited the toughest soldiers from the desert tribes. 他们从沙漠部落中招募了最强壮的士兵。 We spoke to Umbara, the headman of the Ywin tribe. 我们和尤温部落的首领乌姆巴拉谈过了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- aboriginal
- indigenous
- native
- …
- belong to
- a member of a tribe
- (usually disapproving)
a group or class of people, especially of one profession （尤指同一职业的）一伙（人），一帮（人），一类（人） - (
biology 生物 a group of related animals or plants （动物或植物的）群，族 a tribe of cats 猫族
- (informal or humorous)
a large family 大群，大帮，大批（人）
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French tribu or Latin tribus (singular and plural); perhaps related to tri- ‘three’ and referring to the three divisions of the early people of Rome.