| 单词 | allegiance |
| 释义 | allegiance (once / 667 pages) n Every second grader knows how to pledge allegiance to the flag, but do you think they realize when they place their right hand over their hearts that they're expressing loyalty to what we call the "Red, White, and Blue"? You can pledge your allegiance to a flag or swear your allegiance to a government or cause. Either way you're expressing your commitment and devotion in the firmest sense of the word. The liege in allegiance comes from the Old French word meaning "lord and master," which is who you would have been swearing your allegiance to if you'd been a servant in France centuries ago. WORD FAMILYallegiance: allegiances+/allegiant: allegiance USAGE EXAMPLESDespite political, social or religious viewpoints that may divide us, a common allegiance to our team finds us focusing on the same goal. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) We pledge allegiance to a country that is “indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Authorities were still searching for the suspect when he arrived Wednesday night at Henry Ford Allegiance Health with a reported gunshot wound to his abdomen. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action Syn|Hypo|Hyper commitment, dedication, loyalty communalism loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole consecrationa solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal) devotioncommitment to some purpose enlistmentthe act of enlisting (as in a military service) faithloyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person cultismdevotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult hobbyisma devotion to hobbies reenlistmenta renewed enlistment fetich, fetishexcessive or irrational devotion to some activity party spiritdevotion to a political party cooperation joint operation or action 2n the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) Syn|Hyper fealty loyalty, trueness the quality of being loyal |
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