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mafioso

/mah-fee-oh-soh/US // ˌmɑ fiˈoʊ soʊ //UK // (ˌmæfɪˈəʊsəʊ, Italian mafiˈoso) //

黑手党,黑手党分子,黑社会分子,黑帮

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ma·fi·o·si [mah-fee-oh-see], /ˌmɑ fiˈoʊ si/, ma·fi·o·sos.

    • : a member of a Mafia or of a mafia.

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Examples

  • Since the mid-19th century, Sicily has been known as a hive of Mafioso activity.

  • But one can hardly blame a young Mafioso for laying claim to what is essentially the holy grail of Mafia hits.

  • It will likely take more than a threat from Rome to change the mindset of a mafioso.

  • But a Mafioso such as Willie the Rat would have taken that as the good news by comparison when he heard the rest.

  • He has the mentality of a Mafioso and not someone who has the mind of an ideological fighter.

  • Sometimes this capo-mafioso is a villain who glories in a record of crime, a brow-beating bully who will p. 164stick at nothing.