1875, from Italian Mafia "Sicilian secret society of criminals" (the prevailing sense outside Sicily), earlier, "spirit of hostility to the law and its ministers," from Italian (Sicilian) mafia "boldness, bravado," probably from Arabic mahjas "aggressive, boasting, bragging." Or perhaps from Old French mafler "to gluttonize, devour." A member is a mafioso (1870), fem. mafiosa, plural mafiosi.
Mafia 英文释义
1. any tightly knit group of trusted associates
Mafia 双语例句
1. It would be surprising were the Mafia not to have muscled in.
如果黑手党不插上一脚，那反倒令人奇怪了。
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2. 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。
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3. The government rushed through legislation aimed at Mafia leaders.
政府匆忙通过了针对黑手党首领的立法。
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4. A cabinet minister came under investigation for links to the Mafia.
一位内阁大臣因被怀疑与黑手党有关联而受到调查。
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5. He was made beholden to the Mafia.
他受过黑手党的恩惠。
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Mafia 实用场景例句
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”.
教父部分
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.
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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.
教父部分
This wealth of evidence is perilous to the Mafia.
证据的之多让黑帮处于危险之中.
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The town hall mafia will prevent this plan going through.
市政厅的幕后操纵集团将阻挠这一计画.
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In the game of Mafia, dead are completely excluded.
杀人游戏之中, 死者就彻底退出游戏了.
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Even if successful, they are unlikely to eradicate the Mafia.
就算成功了, 他们也不大可能根除黑帮.
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My friend a latest photo of me. She said it looks like a Mafia.
这是朋友为我拍的近照, 她说我看起来象个黑帮.
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The person assassinated by the mafia shall turn over his card ( face up ) on the table.
