allegiance

• n. 效忠，忠诚；忠贞

前缀al-同ad-. 单词liege, 臣子，臣民。原指臣子对君王的效忠。后该词多与词根lig相联系, lig, 绑定, 见ligature,韧带。

1. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action;

"his long commitment to public service"

"they felt no loyalty to a losing team"

2. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

allegiance (n.)

late 14c., from Anglo-French legaunce "loyalty of a liege-man to his lord," from Old French legeance, from liege (see liege); erroneously associated with Latin ligare "to bind;" corrupted in spelling by confusion with the now-obsolete legal term allegeance "alleviation." General figurative sense of "recognition of claims to respect or duty" is attested from 1732.

These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Rakesh Khurana, another professor, points out, increase allegiance to the firm.

2015年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

to pledge/swear allegiance to sb/sth

宣誓 / 发誓效忠某人 / 集体

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to switch/transfer/change allegiance

转变 / 转移 / 改变拥戴对象

牛津词典

an oath/a vow/a statement of allegiance

效忠宣誓 / 誓约 / 声明

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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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My allegiance to Kendall and his company ran deep.

我对肯德尔及其公司的忠诚加深了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a community driven by strong ties and allegiances.

紧密团结、精诚合作的团体

柯林斯高阶英语词典

MPs kept up their outward allegiance to the parties they belonged to.

议员们对各自所属的党派保持表面上的忠诚.

辞典例句

An impressive victory would thus be spun as a simple matter of ethnic allegiance.

一个叹为观止的胜利也许因为一个简单的民族忠诚问题就此发生逆转.

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They gave Sargeras their allegiance and were transformed into colossal beings of depthless evil.

他们向Sargeras效忠,并变成了巨大的深渊恶魔.

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In the prison Padre Montanelli tempted Arthur to come over and pledge allegiance.

在监牢里,蒙太尼里诱劝亚瑟改变立场并立下结盟誓言.

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They had no spiritual allegiance to the state in which they lived.

他们在精神上并不效忠他们所居住的国家.

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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 ?

辞典例句

He gave his allegiance to the king.

他效忠于国王.

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Soldiers must swear allegiance to the King.

战士们必须对国王宣誓效忠.

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The lumi worship Light as a concept rather than owing allegiance to any deity.

光明们将“光”作为一种理念来敬拜,而非忠实于某一神只.

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MPs kept up their outward allegiance to the parties they to.

议员们对各自所属的党派保持表面上的“忠诚”.

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Ceremonial acknowledgment by a vassal of allegiance to his lord under feudal law.

自己所效忠的君主;忠诚的臣子.

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FBI demands its employees absolute allegiance to this bureau.

联邦调查局要求其雇员对该局绝对忠诚.

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Bodyguard, and the Minister Wenwubaiguan lined up, one by one to swear allegiance to him.

侍卫内大臣和文武百官列队, 一个个到他面前宣誓效忠.

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Steadfast in allegiance to one's homeland, government, or sovereign.

忠心的对自己的祖国, 政府或主权无限忠诚的.

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He swore allegiance to the new Constitution in a solemn ceremony before the Congress.

在议会面前他在一个隆重的仪式上宣誓拥护新宪法.

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To withdraw one's support or help from, especially in spite of duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert.

不顾义务, 忠诚或责任而不予支持或帮助; 遗弃.

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America shows that a society can be , the allegiance and love of its people.

每一个移民只要宣誓效忠美国,就可以和美国总统一样成为美国公民.

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Name one promise you make when you say the Oath of Allegiance.

问:举出一项在宣读效忠誓词时提出的保证.

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Many towns often found it politic to change their allegiance.

很多城镇经常发现改变他们的忠诚度是件精明的举动.

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Military government is at best but transient, the allegiance due to it is correspondingly temporary.

军事政府充其量只是短暂 、 无常的,因此,效忠也只是暂时的.

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William: Never in my whole life did I swear allegiance to him.

威廉: 在我的一生中,我从来没有发誓要效忠他.

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Let us swear allegiance to a land thats free.

让我们宣誓效忠于一个由的国度.

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What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

问:我们宣誓效忠时是向什么表达忠诚?

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