confederate
英[k?n'fed(?)r?t]
美[k?n'f?d?ret]
- n. 同盟國，同盟者
- adj. 同盟的，聯合的
- vt. 使聯盟；使聯合；同伙；幫兇
- vi. 同盟；聯合
詞態變化
復數:?confederates;
中文詞源
confederate 同謀
con-, 強調。-fed, 相信，信任，詞源同faith, confide.
英文詞源
- confederate (v.)
- late 14c., from Late Latin confoederatus "leagued together," past participle of confoederare "to unite by a league," from com- "with, together" (see com-) + foederare, from foedus (genitive foederis) "a league" (see federal). Also used as a past participle adjective from late 14c., as a simple adjective from 1550s; meaning "of or belonging to the Confederate States of America" is from 1861. Used as a noun from late 15c. (Late Latin confoederatus also was used as a noun in its day).
雙語例句
- 1. The Confederate States perceive that they cannot carry all before them with a rush.
- 南部邦聯可以看出,他們不可能突然一下子大獲全勝.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The thief was arrested, but his confederate escaped.
- 小偷被逮住了，但他的同伙卻逃之夭夭。
來自辭典例句
- 3. The country agreed to confederate with the neighboring country for mutual security.
- 這個國家同意為了共同的安全而與鄰國結盟。
來自辭典例句
- 4. 'sir,'said Mrs. Meade indignantly. " There are no deserters in the Confederate army. "
- " 先生,聯盟軍里可沒有逃兵呀, " 米德太太憤憤地插嘴說.
來自飄（部分）
- 5. " Well, honey, where did all our Confederate gold go to?
- " 嗯, 寶貝, 你說我們聯盟政府的黃金到哪里去了 呢 ?
來自飄（部分）