faction

名词 faction:

1. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
   同义词：cabal, junto, camarilla
2. a dissenting clique
   同义词：sect

1. During the negotiations the opposing faction had us over a barrel.
   在谈判中，那个对抗的派别使我们一筹莫展
2. The faction from the extreme left is trying to elbow its way into power by short-cutting the democratic process.
   这个极左小集团试图通过走民主程序的捷径，设法挤进有影响的机构。
3. A member of a small governing faction.
   寡头政治集团成员一个小的统治集团的成员
4. The party split into petty factions.
   该党分裂成若干小派系。

faction

n.（名词）
A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
小集团，宗派：在较大的团体中由一群人形成的紧密结合在一起的有争议的少数派
Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension:
派系间斗争，内讧：在一组织或国家内部的斗争；内部的倾轧：
例句：
.Our own beloved country . . . is now afflicted with faction and civil war.(Abraham Lincoln)
.我们自己的亲爱的祖国…现在正受着内讧和内战的折磨.(亚伯拉罕·林肯)

来源：
French
法语
from Latin factiô factiôn-
源自 拉丁语 factiô factiôn-
from factus [past participle of] facere [to do] * see dhô-
源自 factus [] facere的过去分词 [去做] *参见 dhô-

【引伸】
fac.tional
adj.（形容词）
fac.tionalism
n.（名词）
fac.tionally
adv.（副词）

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n.（名词）
A form of literature or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses real people or events as essential elements in an otherwise fictional rendition.
纪实部分：文学或拍电影的一种方式，嘲笑真人真事，好象他们是虚构的或在其它方面的小说翻译中把真人真事用作必要的组成部分
A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.
纪实作品：把事实和虚构混在一起的文学作品或电影

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Blend of fact
混合了 fact
fiction
fiction