allegiance
allegiance 英 [əˈli:dʒəns] 美 [əˈlidʒəns]
n. 效忠，忠诚
名词复数:allegiances
- Every second grader knows how to pledge allegiance to the flag, but do you think they realize when they place their right hand over their hearts that they're expressing loyalty to what we call the "Red, White, and Blue"?
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- n. 效忠，忠诚
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1. to change allegiance
转变╱转移╱改变拥戴对象
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2. an oath of allegiance
效忠宣誓
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3. People of various party allegiances joined the campaign.
各个不同政党的拥护者都参加了这次活动。
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4. He affirmed his allegiance to the president.
他坚称自己拥戴总统。
- allegiance (n.) "ties or obligations of a citizen or subject to a government or sovereign," late 14c., formed in English from Anglo-French legaunce "loyalty of a liege-man to his lord," from Old French legeance, from liege (see liege (adj.)). Corrupted in spelling by confusion with the now-obsolete legal term allegeance "alleviation, mitigation" (for which see allay (v.)). General figurative sense of "recognition of claims to respect or duty, observance of obligation" is attested from 1732. French allégeance in this sense is said to be from English.
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