mafia是什么意思？

mafia

英[ˈmɑ:fɪɑ:] 美[ˈmɑfɪˌɑ]

• n. （意大利、美国等的）反社会黑帮，黑手党，秘密犯罪集团，秘密施加巨大影响的一伙人，民众对法律和政府的敌视；

复数：mafias;

例句

• Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。
• He swore to avenge himself on the mafia. 他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
• The Mafia ordered the killing. 黑手党发出了杀人令。
• He was snuffed out by the Mafia. 他被黑手党杀了。
• a Mafia member who was prepared to testify for the authorities 准备为当局作证的黑手党成员
• They are well-connected with the south-based education-reform mafia. 他们同以南方为大本营的教育改革势力集团有着密切的联系。
• The Mafia is by no means ignored by Italian television. 意大利电视台绝对不会放过对黑手党的关注。
• And the Mafia cemented its power by originating the law of silence, the omerta. 黑帮采用缄默法, 即所谓守口如瓶的原则,加强了自己的权力.
• The deadly Sicilian shotgun was the favorite weapon of the Mafia. 这种杀伤力很大的西西里土制滑膛枪,是黑帮喜爱的武器.
• That the word " Mafia " had originally meant place of refuge. 他还摸清了 “ 黑帮”这个词在意大利语里原来的含义是 “ 避难所”.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT-COLL
  黑手党
  The Mafia is a criminal organization that makes money illegally, especially by threatening people and dealing in drugs.
  例句
  The Mafia is by no means ignored by Italian television. 意大利电视台绝对不会放过对黑手党的关注。
• N-COUNT
  黑帮;势力集团;秘密犯罪团伙
  You can use mafia to refer to an organized group of people who you disapprove of because they use unfair or illegal means in order to get what they want.
  例句
  They are well-connected with the south-based education-reform mafia. 他们同以南方为大本营的教育改革势力集团有着密切的联系。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  (M-)黑手党
  a Mafia member who was prepared to testify for the authorities 准备为当局作证的黑手党成员 He was snuffed out by the Mafia. 他被黑手党杀了。 The Mafia ordered the killing. 黑手党发出了杀人令。 He swore to avenge himself on the mafia. 他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
  秘密犯罪集团,秘密施加巨大影响的一伙人
  Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. any tightly knit group of trusted associates

行业词典

• 法律： 秘密犯罪组织；