confederate
a 联合的(con 共同+feder+ate→共同联盟的→联合的)
释义2:
confederate
/ kEn5fedErIt / adj., n. / kEn5fedEreIt / v.
◙ adjective1. [attrib.] joined by an agreement or treaty• (根据协定或条约)联合的;联盟的 »some local groups united to form confederate councils. 一些地方团体联合起来组成联合委员会。 [Confederate] of or relating to the Confederate States of the southern US• (与美国)南部邦联(有关)的 »the Confederate flag. 南部邦联旗。◙ noun1. a person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice• 同盟者,联合者(尤指共谋者、同党、共犯);帮凶2. [Confederate] a supporter of the Confederate States of the southern US• (美国内战时)美国南部邦联支持者◙ verb1. [with obj.] [usu. as adj. confederated] bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance• 使(国家,团体)结成同盟,使结盟;使联合 »Switzerland is a model for the new confederated Europe. 瑞士是结成联盟的新欧洲的典范。【语源】
1. late Middle English: from late (ecclesiastical) Latin confoederatus, from con- 'together' + foederatus (see federate )
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