名詞 faction:

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

1. During the negotiations the opposing faction had us over a barrel.
   在談判中，那個對抗的派別使我們一籌莫展
2. The faction from the extreme left is trying to elbow its way into power by short-cutting the democratic process.
   這個極左小集團試圖通過走民主程序的捷徑，設法擠進有影響的機構。
3. A member of a small governing faction.
   寡頭政治集團成員一個小的統(tǒng)治集團的成員
4. The party split into petty factions.
   該黨分裂成若干小派系。

faction

n.（名詞）
A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group.
小集團，宗派：在較大的團體中由一群人形成的緊密結合在一起的有爭議的少數(shù)派
Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension:
派系間斗爭，內(nèi)訌：在一組織或國家內(nèi)部的斗爭；內(nèi)部的傾軋：
例句：
.Our own beloved country . . . is now afflicted with faction and civil war.(Abraham Lincoln)
.我們自己的親愛的祖國…現(xiàn)在正受著內(nèi)訌和內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的折磨.(亞伯拉罕·林肯)

來源：
French
法語
from Latin factiô factiôn-
源自 拉丁語 factiô factiôn-
from factus [past participle of] facere [to do] * see dhô-
源自 factus [] facere的過去分詞 [去做] *參見 dhô-

【引伸】
fac.tional
adj.（形容詞）
fac.tionalism
n.（名詞）
fac.tionally
adv.（副詞）

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faction
faction 2

n.（名詞）
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.
紀實部分：文學或拍電影的一種方式，嘲笑真人真事，好象他們是虛構的或在其它方面的小說翻譯中把真人真事用作必要的組成部分
A literary work or film that is a mix of fact and fiction.
紀實作品：把事實和虛構混在一起的文學作品或電影

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Blend of fact
混合了 fact
fiction
fiction