英语词汇“alliance”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	alliance
释义	al·li·ance \əˈlīən(t)s also aˈ-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English alliaunce, from Old French aliance, from alier to ally + -ance — more at ally 1. : the state of being allied or the action of allying or uniting < toleration at home and alliance with Protestantism abroad — Hilaire Belloc > < the two great men of letters stood in alliance — Time > : union or connection especially between families, states, parties, or individuals < any alliance between church and state > < the dowry was small and the honor of the alliance great — Robert Graves > < a closer alliance between government and industry > < went through three marriages and several alliances of more doubtful character > 2. : an association or union formed for the furtherance of the common interests and aims of the members < an alliance among the independent unions > < a world alliance of interested groups > especially : an association, confederation, or union of two or more independent states or nations that is created by a formal agreement (as a treaty or compact) in their common interest especially for mutual assistance and protection < alliances and cooperative associations of states — C.K.Streit > < the alliance of western nations > 3. : union by relationship in qualities : affinity < an indefinable sense of alliance draws one to books as to people — Allan McMahan > < between aesthetic and religious rapture there is a family alliance — Clive Bell > 4. : a group of related botanical or zoological families; especially : a group of plants intermediate between a class and an order 5. : a treaty of alliance
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