allegiance

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n. 忠贞, 效忠

发音

US /əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/

词形变化

allegiances 复数 allegiances

别名

allegeance allegiancy allegience allegiaunce

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A loyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.

    忠诚

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

loyalty commitment dedication fealty

上位词 3

loyalty cooperation trueness

下位词 5

faith devotion enlistment communalism consecration

相关短语

pledge of allegiance Pledge of Allegiance pledges of allegiance oath of allegiance [法] 忠诚宣誓 oaths of allegiance

词源

From Middle English alegiaunce, from Anglo-Norman alegaunce (“loyalty of a liege-servant to one's lord”), variant of Old French ligeance, from lige (“vassal, liegeman”). More at liege.

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