guild

名词 guild:

1. a formal association of people with similar interests
   同义词：club, social club, society, gild, lodge, order

1. A body of people associated for a common purpose or interest, such as a guild.
   兄弟会为共同的目的或利益而联合的人们的团体
2. A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages.
   石匠协会成员中世纪由技术熟练的巡回石匠组成的行会的成员
3. She works in the Guild of Surgeons.
   她在外科医生同业公会工作。
4. A meeting of the townswomen's guild will be held on Monday.
   城市妇女协会的一个会议将在星期一召开。

guild 也作 gild

n.（名词）

An association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards.
协会，同业工会：从事同种行业或有着共同利益和目的的人，为保护共同的利益和维持各种准则而组成的协会
A similar association, as of merchants or artisans, in medieval times.
行会：中世纪时商人或工匠组成的类似协会
Ecology One of four groups of plants, the lianas, epiphytes, saprophytes, and parasites, having a characteristic mode of existence that involves some dependence on other plant life.
【生态学】 依赖植物群：蔓生、附生、腐生和寄生四个植物群之一，其生存方式在某种程度上依赖其它植物

来源：
Middle English gild
中古英语 gild
from Old Norse gildi [payment, guild]
源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 gildi [报酬，行会]