Allegiance
[ ə'lidʒəns ]
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n. 忠诚，拥护;（封建）臣道，忠节;
💡 词根助记
al 加强+ legi 法律+ ance 表名词→忠贞, 效忠
📝 例句
He swore allegiance to the throne.
他宣誓效忠国王。
He is trying to win the allegiance of the masses.
他在试图赢得大众的支持。
We all had to pledge allegiance to the flag.
我们大家都得发誓忠于这面旗帜。
How are the American people divided in their allegiance to the two parties?
美国人民对这两个政党的归属，是怎样划分的呢？
His allegiance has never been questioned.
他的忠心是毫无疑问的。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ allegiance-效忠,allege-宣称:宣誓效忠一般是要经过宣称
※谐音“娥立阵死”:当皇宫要被攻破时宫官娥立誓要保卫皇帝,宁可阵亡而死以示忠诚
※ all-所有,e-拼音“鹅”,gian-谐音“见”,ce-拼音“嫦娥”:所有的鹅来见嫦娥显示效忠
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-lig-表示“捆绑”
常见变体有-lia-、-ly-、-leag-
📖 牛津释义
allegiance
n[U]
(fml 文) ~ (to sb/sth) support of or loyalty to a government, ruler, cause, etc （对政府, 统治者, 事业等的）拥护, 忠诚
swear (an oath of) allegiance to the Queen 宣誓效忠女王.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'li:dʒәns]n. 忠贞, 效忠相关词组: to give allegiance to...
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What you're saying is, in order for this center to succeed,
你刚才所说的意思是为了使中心能成功，
That's awful.
那太可怕了。
I don't want to argue about it any more.
我不想为这件事再和你争吵。