allegiance

allegiance /ə'li:dʤəns/
  • danh từ
    • lòng trung thành (nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))
      • to pledge full allegiance to the country: nguyện hoàn toàn trung thành với tổ quốc
      • to take the oath of allegiance: nguyện trung thành
    • bổn phận đối với vua, bổn phận đối với chính phủ (của người dân)

Xem thêm: commitment, loyalty, dedication, fealty



allegiance

Từ điển Collocation

allegiance noun

ADJ. full, strong We will give our full allegiance to the party and everything it believes in. | traditional | changing, shifting It is hard to keep up with the changing allegiances between the various political parties. | political, religious | class, party

VERB + ALLEGIANCE give, owe He owed his allegiance to the organization that had given him all his opportunities. | pledge, swear The rebels now have to swear allegiance to the queen they hate. | abandon Many people have abandoned their traditional party allegiances. | change, shift, switch, transfer | claim The various splinter groups all claim allegiance to the true spirit of the movement. | claim, command Catholicism claims allegiance from more than 80% of the population. | retain The union needs to retain the allegiance of all its members for the strike to succeed.

PREP. to ~ He is now very rich but his allegiance to his working-class origins is still strong.

PHRASES an oath of allegiance Every day the schoolchildren pledge an oath of allegiance to their country.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; commitment, loyalty, dedication

    his long commitment to public service

    they felt no loyalty to a losing team

  • the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign); fealty

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

allegiances
syn.: devotion faithfulness fidelity loyalty