汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 望族
望族
distinguished or prominent family / influential clan (old)
旧指有声望的官僚、显贵等的家族出身名门望族。
wàng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

右昌杨家是右昌地区的望族

The Yang Family is a prominent family in Youchang area.

长洲彭氏是清代江南地区科举世家的典型代表,也是清代苏州四大望族之一。

Changzhou Peng family was a typical representive family of imperial exam in Jiangnan delta and one of the four distinguished families of Suzhou in Qing Dynasty.

秦朝时期,甘肃地区分布着一些世家大姓,这些望族对后来的甘肃历史具有一定的影响。

In period of Qin Dynasty, some families were distributed in the area of Gansu, and these big clans had certain influence on Gansu history later on.