A tight-knit group is one where the people are closely joined to each other — they know each other well, they care about each other, and they help each other. It is used about families, small towns, teams, work groups, and communities of people who share something.

A tight-knit group一個緊密的團體is one where the people are closely joined to each other是指裡面的人彼此關係很緊密they know each other well彼此很了解they care about each other彼此關心and they help each other也彼此幫忙It is used about這個字用在families, small towns, teams, work groups家庭、小鎮、團隊、工作團體and communities of people who share something還有有共同點的社群

The word comes from knitting: when wool is knitted tightly, the loops hold each other and the cloth does not come apart. That is the picture — people holding on to each other.

The word comes from knitting這個字來自編織when wool is knitted tightly當毛線織得很緊的時候the loops hold each other一個個線圈彼此抓住and the cloth does not come apart布就不會散開That is the picture這就是這個字的畫面people holding on to each other人們彼此抓住不放

It is a warm word. When somebody says 'a tight-knit family', they mean it as praise.

It is a warm word這是一個溫暖的字When somebody says 'a tight-knit family'當有人說「a tight-knit family」they mean it as praise他們是在稱讚

But listen for the second half of what people say, because the same closeness can shut others out: a tight-knit community is lovely if you belong to it, and hard to enter if you do not, and speakers often use the word exactly when they want to say both things at once ('It's a tight-knit village — everyone helps you, but everyone knows your business'). You will also see it written 'tightly knit', which means the same thing.

But listen for the second half of what people say但要注意人們話裡的另一半because the same closeness can shut others out因為同樣的緊密也可能把外人擋在外面a tight-knit community is lovely if you belong to it一個緊密的社群，如果你是裡面的人，會很美好and hard to enter if you do not如果你不是，就很難融入and speakers often use the word exactly when they want to say both things at once說話的人常常就是想同時表達這兩件事時，才用這個字('It's a tight-knit village — everyone helps you, but everyone knows your business')（「這是個很緊密的村子——大家都會幫你，但也都知道你的私事」）You will also see it written 'tightly knit'你也會看到寫成「tightly knit」which means the same thing意思一樣