名詞 guild:

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

1. A body of people associated for a common purpose or interest, such as a guild.
   兄弟會(huì)為共同的目的或利益而聯(lián)合的人們的團(tuán)體
2. A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages.
   石匠協(xié)會(huì)成員中世紀(jì)由技術(shù)熟練的巡回石匠組成的行會(huì)的成員
3. She works in the Guild of Surgeons.
   她在外科醫(yī)生同業(yè)公會(huì)工作。
4. A meeting of the townswomen's guild will be held on Monday.
   城市婦女協(xié)會(huì)的一個(gè)會(huì)議將在星期一召開(kāi)。

guild 也作 gild

n.（名詞）

An association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards.
協(xié)會(huì)，同業(yè)工會(huì)：從事同種行業(yè)或有著共同利益和目的的人，為保護(hù)共同的利益和維持各種準(zhǔn)則而組成的協(xié)會(huì)
A similar association, as of merchants or artisans, in medieval times.
行會(huì)：中世紀(jì)時(shí)商人或工匠組成的類似協(xié)會(huì)
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.
【生態(tài)學(xué)】 依賴植物群：蔓生、附生、腐生和寄生四個(gè)植物群之一，其生存方式在某種程度上依賴其它植物

來(lái)源：
Middle English gild
中古英語(yǔ) gild
from Old Norse gildi [payment, guild]
源自 古斯堪的納維亞語(yǔ) gildi [報(bào)酬，行會(huì)]