allegiance
翻譯
忠誠, 效忠
例句
Soldiers must pledge allegiance to their country.
士兵必須宣誓效忠國家。
His allegiance to the team was questionable.
他對團隊的忠誠度值得懷疑。
文法模式
((allegiance)) to sb./sth. 對...的忠誠。 They swore allegiance to the new king.
近義詞
同義詞: loyalty, fidelity, devotion; 反義詞: treason, betrayal
詞源
源自古法語「legeance」,與「liege」(君主)有關。原指封臣對其領主的義務。
記憶技巧
可以記成「一個軍團(a legion)的忠誠(allegiance)」。軍團的士兵效忠於他們的指揮官。