Mafia

['mæfiə;'mɑ:fiɑ:]

解释:

(noun.) any tightly knit group of trusted associates.

(noun.) a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century.

(noun.) a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia.

编辑:西尔维亚--From WordNet