clannish

形容词<常贬>（一伙人）自成一帮的，排外的

1. 氏族的：clank 叮当声 | clannish 氏族的 | clannishly 派系地

2. 氏族的,部落的;抱成一团的,排外的：upbeat 弱拍,上升,兴旺;v,乐观的 | clannish 氏族的,部落的;抱成一团的,排外的 | sanction n.制裁,惩罚,约束力;v.同意,批准

3. 氏族的, 宗族排外的, 团结心很强的：clank || 叮当声 (使)发叮当声 | clannish || 氏族的, 宗族排外的, 团结心很强的 | clannishly || 派系地, 团结地

4. (有成见的)：classification(类别) | clannish(有成见的) | clay(陶土,黏土)

1. 拉帮结派的;小集团的;排外的
    If you describe a group of people as clannish, you mean that they often spend time together and may seem unfriendly to other people who are not in the group.

    e.g. They were a clannish lot, not given to welcoming strangers.
           他们那帮人抱成一团，不怎么欢迎生人。

1. clannish的解释

1. The investigation also disclosed that clannish behavior and favoritism to blood relations make a substantial influence on the outcome of elections in some places.

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