fealty
英 ['fiːəltɪ]
美
- n. 忠诚；忠实
词态变化
复数: fealties;
助记提示
1. fidelity => fealty (古法语变体).
中文词源
fealty 宣誓效忠
来自拉丁语fidelis,忠诚的，词源同faith, fidelity.
英英释意
- 1. the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
英文词源
- fealty
- fealty: see faith
- fealty (n.)
- c. 1300, feaute, from Old French feauté, earlier fealte, "loyalty, fidelity; homage sworn by a vassal to his overlord; faithfulness," from Latin fidelitatem (nominative fidelitas) "faithfulness, fidelity," from fidelis "loyal, faithful" (see fidelity).
实用场景例句
- Though swearing fealty to Osama bin Laden, he had indeed started to become his rival.
- 尽管宣誓效忠本拉登, 但扎卡维真正的出发点却是成为拉登的竞争者.
期刊摘选
- He took an oath of fealty to the king.
- 他宣誓对国王效忠.
期刊摘选
- The rod held by a feudal tenant while swearing fealty to a lord.
- 节杖封建时代的佃农向地主宣誓效忠时手持的手杖.
期刊摘选
- In many countries politicians fealty to open markets is already more rhetorical than real.
- 在很多国家,政治家对开放市场的忠诚度已经被极大的夸张了.
期刊摘选
- He swore fealty to his lord.
- 他宣誓效忠他的领主.
辞典例句
- If you are fealty and virtuous, then I would like to meet you.
- 如果你孝顺,善良, 我很愿意认识你.
期刊摘选
- Round many western islands have I been Which Bards in fealty to Apollo hold.
- 还有多少西方的海岛,歌都已使它们向阿波罗臣服.
英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
- He swore fealty to the king.
- 他宣誓效忠国王。
辞典例句