allegiance
翻译
忠诚, 效忠
例句
Soldiers must pledge allegiance to their country.
士兵必须宣誓效忠国家。
His allegiance to the team was questionable.
他对团队的忠诚度值得怀疑。
语法模式
((allegiance)) to sb./sth. 对...的忠诚。 They swore allegiance to the new king.
近义词
同义词: loyalty, fidelity, devotion; 反义词: treason, betrayal
词源
源自古法语“legeance”，与“liege”（君主）有关。原指封臣对其领主的义务。
记忆技巧
可以记成“一个军团（a legion）的忠诚（allegiance）”。军团的士兵效忠于他们的指挥官。