guild

Compared meaning: a group formed around a shared interest or trade (noun).

比较义项：因共同兴趣或行业而组成的团体（名词）。

• club

  Used broadly for any group organized around a shared hobby, sport or interest; informal and common in everyday, leisure-related contexts.

  泛指因共同爱好、运动或兴趣而结成的团体，语气随意，常用于日常休闲场合。

  They joined a local sports club last summer.

  他们去年夏天加入了当地的一家运动俱乐部。

• guild 本词

  Refers to an organization of people in the same trade or craft, often historical, formed to protect members' shared professional interests and skills.

  指由从事同一行业或手艺的人组成的组织，常带有历史色彩，旨在保护成员共同的职业利益和技艺。

  The carpenters formed a guild to protect their trade.

  木匠们组建了一个行会来保护他们的行业。

Club and guild both mean a group formed around a shared interest or trade. Club is casual, for everyday groups based on a sport or hobby. Guild is formal, an organization of people in one trade. Not compared: club as a bat or nightclub.

club 和 guild 都指因共同兴趣或行业结成的团体，但语气和场合不同：club 轻松随意，多用于体育、爱好等日常团体；guild 更正式，通常指同行手艺人为保护共同利益而结成的行业组织，常带有历史色彩。这里不比较 club 表示“球棒”或“夜店”等其他义项。