"clique" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小圈子

Definition

由少數人組成的小團體，只和彼此相處，不讓其他人加入。常用來形容學校或工作中的排他性小圈子。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Clique' 多用於負面情境，指排斥外人的小團體。常見於學校、工作場所或社交場合。不要和 'click'（滑鼠點擊）混淆。

Examples

She wants to join the popular clique at school.

她想加入學校裡受歡迎的**小圈子**。

Only a small clique goes to that café every day.

每天只有一個小**小圈子**去那家咖啡館。

The clique does not let new students join them.

這個**小圈子**不讓新同學加入。

It feels like every office has its own little clique.

好像每個辦公室都有自己的**小圈子**。

You can tell they're a clique because they always sit together and whisper.

你一看就知道他們是**小圈子**，因為他們總是坐在一起竊竊私語。

Being left out of a clique can make people feel lonely at school.

被**小圈子**排除在外，會讓人在學校覺得孤單。