moiety
🇬🇧 UK/'mɒiәti/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
n.
One of two roughly equal parts or shares; in anthropology, one of two main divisions of a tribe.
一半;(人类学)胞族,部落的两大分支之一
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.tribal moiety部落胞族
- 2.chemical moiety化学基团
- 3.two moieties两个分子基团
Example Sentences
- 1.
The tribe divided into two [moieties] for ceremonial purposes.
- 2.
In chemistry, a [moiety] refers to a distinct part of a larger molecule.