allegiance

allegiance

英 [ə'liːdʒ(ə)ns]
　　美 [ə'lidʒəns]

n. 效忠，忠誠；忠貞

中文詞源：

allegiance 效忠

前綴al-同ad-. 單詞liege, 臣子，臣民。原指臣子對君王的效忠。後該詞多與詞根lig相聯系, lig, 綁定, 見ligature,韌帶。

例句：

1. They swore their allegiance to the USA and received their naturalization papers.
他們起誓忠誠於美國，隨後就接到瞭批準他們入籍的文件。

2. My allegiance to Kendall and his company ran deep.
我對肯德爾及其公司的忠誠加深瞭。

3. The constitution requires members of parliament to take an oath of allegiance.
憲法規定，議員必須宣誓效忠。

4. FBI demands its employees absolute allegiance to this bureau.
聯邦調查局要求其雇員對該局絕對忠誠.

5. Soldiers must swear allegiance to the King.
戰士們必須對國王宣誓效忠.