mafia
🇺🇸
/ˈmɑːfiə/
🇬🇧
/ˈmæfiə/
A hidden group that does bad things like stealing and hurting people, and they have their own rules. They started in a place called Sicily in Italy.
The police are working hard to stop the mafia from doing more bad things.
警方正在努力阻止黑手黨做更多的壞事。
A group of people who have a lot of power in a certain area or job, but they don't always do things the right way.
In the movie business, there's a 'mafia' of famous directors who help each other out.
在電影業中,有一群互相幫助的著名導演,他們被稱為'黑手黨'。