allegiance

IPA/əˈliːdʒəns/
KK[əlˈidʒəns]IPA/əˈliːdʒəns/

allegiance — 名詞

  • allegiancesingular
  • allegiancesplural

1. a strong feeling of duty that makes you faithfully back a country, leader, organ

1.名詞C1
釋義

效忠；忠誠

對國家、領袖、團體或信念的忠誠支持

a strong feeling of duty that makes you faithfully back a country, leader, organisation, or set of beliefs, often expressed through a public promise.

例句

Each new soldier swore allegiance to the queen at a ceremony in the palace garden.

每一位新兵都在皇宮花園的典禮上向女王宣誓效忠。

swear allegiance to + [leader/country]

Sven pledged her allegiance to the climate movement after seeing the floods in her village.

瑪雅看到家鄉村莊淹水後，便宣誓效忠於氣候運動。

pledge allegiance to + [cause/group]

常見搭配
  • pledge allegiance
  • swear allegiance
  • owe allegiance
  • shift allegiance
  • transfer allegiance
  • oath of allegiance
  • declare one's allegiance
同義詞
  • loyalty

    broader and less formal; works for friends, family, and brands as well as countries

  • fidelity

    literary or formal; emphasises faithfulness to a promise or partner

  • devotion

    stronger emotional warmth; suggests love rather than duty

反義詞
  • betrayal

    the act of breaking allegiance, often deliberately

  • treachery

    stronger; suggests dangerous disloyalty to a country or leader

文法句型

allegiance to + noun

pledge/swear allegiance to

用法筆記

Frequently followed by 'to' plus a noun naming a country, leader, party, or cause. Often appears in fixed legal or ceremonial collocations: 'pledge/swear allegiance', 'oath of allegiance', 'owe allegiance'. Rarely used about everyday personal relationships — for that, use 'loyalty' instead.

常見錯誤

I have allegiance with my best friend.
I am loyal to my best friend.
'allegiance' is for countries, leaders, parties, or causes, not casual personal bonds.
She pledged allegiance for the new king.
She pledged allegiance to the new king.
the preposition is always 'to', never 'for' or 'with'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • oath of allegiance
  • pledge of allegiance
  • declaration of allegiance
  • change of allegiance

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • pledge allegiance to
  • swear allegiance to
  • owe allegiance to
  • shift allegiance from X to Y
  • declare one's allegiance

介系詞搭配

  • allegiance to