freemason
英 [ˈfriːˌmeɪ.sən]
美 [ˈfriːˌmeɪ.sən]
- n. 互济会会员（等于mason）
中文词源
Freemason 共济会成员
一个西方社会古老而神秘的组织。free可能来自法语frere的讹误，词源同fraternity, 兄弟会。mason, 泥瓦匠。
英语词源
- freemason (n.)
- late 14c., originally a traveling guild of masons with a secret code; in the early 17c. they began accepting honorary members and teaching them the secrets and lore, which was continued into or revived in the 17th century and by 1717 had developed into the secret fraternity of affiliated lodges known as Free and Accepted Masons (commonly abbreviated F. and A. M.). The accepted refers to persons admitted to the society but not belonging to the craft.
The exact origin of the free- is a subject of dispute. Some [such as Klein] see a corruption of French frère "brother," from frèremaçon "brother mason;" others say it was because the masons worked on "free-standing" stones; still others see them as "free" from the control of local guilds or lords [OED]. Related: freemasonic.
权威例句
- 1. My aunt was surprised and hoped it was not some Freemason affair.
- 舅妈觉得奇怪,希望不是为了共济会的什么活动.
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