Freemasonry is the whole system around Freemasons: the lodges, the ranks, the ceremonies, the rules, and the way members are supposed to treat one another. When people discuss Freemasonry, they mean that organisation and its habits, not one single meeting.

Freemasonry is the whole system around FreemasonsFreemasonry指的是圍繞著Freemasons（共濟會員）的整套系統：the lodges, the ranks, the ceremonies, the rules, and the way members are supposed to treat one another會所、階級、儀式、規矩，還有成員之間應有的相處方式。When people discuss Freemasonry人們談論Freemasonry時，they mean that organisation and its habits, not one single meeting指的是這個組織和它的習慣，不是單一一次聚會。

Though actually, English also uses the word in a looser way. If a newspaper says there is a “freemasonry” among nurses, or among old traders in a market, it does not mean they joined the club. It means a quiet understanding — people in the same world who look after their own without a big speech.

Though actually不過，English also uses the word in a looser way英文也會用比較鬆散的方式使用這個字。If a newspaper says there is a "freemasonry" among nurses, or among old traders in a market如果報紙說護理師之間，或市場裡的老商人之間有一種「freemasonry」，it does not mean they joined the club並不是說他們都加入了那個社團。It means a quiet understanding意思是一種心照不宣的默契——people in the same world who look after their own without a big speech同一個圈子裡的人，不用多說什麼，就會互相照應。

That second use is usually written without a capital F, and it can sound a little old or formal. The organisation itself is normally Freemasonry with a capital F.

That second use is usually written without a capital F這第二種用法通常不會把F大寫，and it can sound a little old or formal聽起來也會有點老派或正式。The organisation itself is normally Freemasonry with a capital F那個組織本身則通常寫成開頭大寫的Freemasonry。