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. 沃爾特·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. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
Among the officers of the Xavarian I thought I could discern division into factions ere we had reached Helium. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
The good temper and moderation of contending factions seem to be the most essential circumstances in the public morals of a free people. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
Inconsistent: yes, he tried to be the leader of factions at war with one another. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
Parliament was divided by three factions, aristocrats, democrats, and royalists. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
Everybody in the town was ranged in one or other of these factions. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.

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