英:[kənˈfedərəsi]
美:[kənˈfɛdərəsi]
英:[kənˈfedərəsi]
美:[kənˈfɛdərəsi]
con·fed·er·a·cy
kn fe d r si
复数:confederacies
词根:confederate
adj.confederate 同盟的,联合的
n.confederation 联盟;邦联;同盟
confederate 同盟国,同盟者
vi.confederate 同盟;联合
vt.confederate 使联盟;使联合;同伙;帮凶
noun
a group of people, countries, organizations, etc. joined together for a common purpose or by a common interest : league, alliance … as audiences splinter into increasingly antagonistic confederacies, finding images and themes which speak to a shared human condition can be a daunting task.—Brian Gablealso: a group of people working together for unlawful purposes : conspiracy … a corrupt confederacy of pimps, profiteers and putzes with an instinct for ignorance and ill will. —Mark Kriegel
The artists came together as a confederacy of craftsmen a few years ago with the notion that, at least in the realm of marketing and getting the public's attention, there is power in numbers.—Wallace Baine
an entity (see entity sense 3) formed by a confederacy of nations, states, etc.
"Bush Runner" is not an easy book to read … , but it offers many rewards, especially to a reader keen to know more about early Canadian history. … it focuses on the early days of European contact with the Indigenous peoples and tribal confederacies along the St. Lawrence River, as well as in the Great Lakes and Hudson's Bay regions.—Michael Peterman
the Confederacy in U.S. history the 11 southern states of the United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and later also the states of Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia) during their secession from the United States between 1860 and 1865
14世纪末,“两个或更多人、国家等之间的合同,为了相互支持或共同行动”,源自盎格鲁-法语 confederacie(古法语 confederacie),源自拉丁语 confoederare 的词干,“通过结盟使团结一致”,源自拉丁语 com 的同化形式,“与,一起”(参见 con-)+ foederare,源自 foedus 的词根,“一个联盟”(源自 PIE 词根 *bheidh-,“信任,依靠,说服”)。
同样在14世纪末也指“由一个联盟,一个联邦组成的人、国家等的集合体。最初指古希腊城邦的联盟(埃托利亚,德里亚,阿喀琉斯等),后来指荷兰。在17世纪至18世纪常常带有贬义,尤其指“反对上级的阴谋”。
该词也用于美利坚合众国在 Articles of Confederation(1777-1788)期间。指南北战争时南方脱离的州(1861-1865,也指 Southern Confederacy)的国家组织,1861年3月11日在阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利召开的宪法大会上形成的美利坚联盟国宪法。
Confederacy now usually implies a looser or more temporary association than confederation, which is applied to a union of states organized on an intentionally permanent basis. [OED]
Confederacy 现在通常意味着比 confederation 更松散或更临时的关联,后者是指有意永久性地组织起来的国家联盟。[OED]
邦联
The first known use of confederacy was in the 14th century
confederationnoun
an act of confederating : a state of being confederated : alliance
league entry 2
confederate1 of 3adjective
united in a league : allied
capitalized of or relating to the Confederate States of America
Confederate money
confederate2 of 3noun
ally entry 2 sense 2a, accomplice
capitalized a soldier, citizen, or supporter of the Confederate States of America
confederate3 of 3verb
to unite in a confederacy
confederate1 of 3adjective
united in a league : allied
capitalized of or relating to the Confederate States of America
Confederate money
confederate2 of 3noun
ally entry 2 sense 2a, accomplice
capitalized a soldier, citizen, or supporter of the Confederate States of America
confederate3 of 3verb
to unite in a confederacy
confederacynoun
a league of persons, parties, or states : alliance
1 a confederacy of native tribes
2 Our Confederacy is perfectly illustrated by the terms and principles governing a common copartnership.
我们的联盟由管理一个共同合作关系的条件和原则来完善阐明.
3 The related tribes, at least in some cases, are united in a confederacy.
部落联盟至少是在个别情况下把亲属部落联合在一起.
4 A professor of history makes a connection between the Confederacy and modern-day conservatives, arguing that democracy has always thrived on inequality.
5 The Naming Commission was tasked with identifying items in the U.S. military named after figures from the confederacy.
6 The confederacy is made up of six different nations, the Mohawks, the Oneidas, the Onondagas, the Cayugas, the Senecas and the Tuscarora Nation.
7 The historian later suggests that Jefferson Davis, the first president of the Confederacy, was not racist because he “adopted a little black orphan child and raised him and secured his rights as a free person.”
8 Her sisters imbibed the same creed as Children of the Confederacy, a civic organization dedicated to the Lost Cause.
9 The Oglala Lakota people on Pine Ridge are part of an ancient confederacy called the Oceti Sakowin, or Seven Council Fires, whose members speak three dialects of the same language with seven bands spread across reservations primarily in North and South Dakota.
10 The people of the Creek confederacy occupied some 50 towns.
克里克联邦的人占领了大约50个镇子。
11 Miss Anderson is a widow, and even though her husband died in the War between the States—fighting for the Confederacy, no doubt—she still wears her widows weeds.
12 And you can't tell me they banked that money in the name of the Confederacy.
而且很难说他们存钱时是用的联盟政府的名义.
13 When a true Genius appears in the World, you may know him by this Sign, that the Dunces are all in Confederacy against him.
一个真正的天才出现于世界,可以根据下列现象来判断,即所有的笨蛋勾结起来反对他。
14 Our Confederacy, fellow _ citizens, can only be preserved by the same forbearance.
同胞们, 只能以相同的忍耐来保护我们的联盟.
15 The Confederacy is doomed.
南部联盟的命运已经注定了.
16 The Confederacy was defeated by the northern states.
南部邦联被北方打败了.
17 RHETT: We've sort of shocked the Confederacy, Scarlett.
瑞德: 我们震惊了整个南方联盟, 思佳丽.
18 The Black Thursday of the Confederacy has arrived.
19 But there is no longer a Confederacy, no longer a kidnapping plot, no longer a need for a boat, and certainly no longer a need for a smuggler—at least in Atzerodt’s mind.
20 He put together a harebrained scheme to kidnap President Lincoln, take him to Richmond, and hold him as a hostage for the Confederacy, in an effort to help win the war for the South.
1 共谋
conspiratorial collusive combination conspiracy collusion complicity cahoot cahoots complot pack collude connive conspire confederate complicitous complicit understand one another
2 联邦
federal confederate federation commonwealth the Union union respublica federacy federative federatively federally
3 党徒
4 同盟
ally federation confederation confederate federate league union hookup alliance federal allied confederal confederative bond bund verein coalition Verein enosis federacy
5 联合
association combination union alliance coalition unity fusion consortium ligament linkage unification conjugation symphysis joinder consociation tie join band combine joint twin ally rally unite unify conjoin join forces make common cause coadunate federal united integrated associated allied consolidate consolidated confederate conjunct associative conjunctive unitive federative conjoint consociate consol. con. cons. assoc. syndesis synizesis conjunction alignment consolidation confederation hookup banding synapse consort Anschluss synapsis gang-up federacy gangup couple club associate incorporate coalesce fuse close affiliate federate in phalanx bring together
6 联盟
combine league combination union alliance axis coalition federation consortium confederation consociation confederate circuit band ally stand with in cahoots associate federal allied fusion cartel association alignment Assn Assoc. united contract an alliance confederal federative bond bund verein federacy board loop Verein confederative federatively federally conference hookup in alliance with
8 南部邦联
9 邦联
10 密谋