Factions

['fækʃən]

Not in a land of war and blood, surrounded by hostile neighbours, and distracted by internal factions, can Israel hope to rest during her wanderings. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
Civil disturbance had become a custom in Athens; the fortunes of the city seemed given over to strife of factions. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
Among the officers of the Xavarian I thought I could discern division into factions ere we had reached Helium. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
The good temper and moderation of contending factions seem to be the most essential circumstances in the public morals of a free people. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
Inconsistent: yes, he tried to be the leader of factions at war with one another. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
Parliament was divided by three factions, aristocrats, democrats, and royalists. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
Everybody in the town was ranged in one or other of these factions. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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