名複: factions
n.
- (政黨,組織等內部的)派別,宗派;小集團[C]
- 派系之爭,內訌[U]
- 紀實小說;真人真事的小說(fact + fiction)
衍生
a.
factional
辨析
以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
faction1
n.
a small dissenting group within a larger one.Derivative
- factional adj.
- factionalism n.
- factionally adv.
Etymology
C15 (denoting the action of doing or making): via Fr. from L. factio(n-), from facere ‘do, make’.
faction2
n.
a literary and cinematic genre in which real events are used as a basis for a fictional narrative or dramatization.Etymology
1960s: blend of fact and fiction.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》