Allegiance
“Allegiance”是一个名词，表示忠诚、效忠，指对某个国家、组织、领导人或原则的忠诚和承诺。这个词常用于政治、法律和正式场合。
- Citizens pledge allegiance to their country. (公民宣誓效忠他们的国家。)
- His allegiance to the company never wavered. (他对公司的忠诚从未动摇。)
- The soldier showed unwavering allegiance to his commander. (士兵对他的指挥官表现出坚定不移的忠诚。)
“Allegiance”来自古法语 “allegeance”，由 “al-”（向）和 “liege”（领主）组成，原意为”对领主的忠诚”。
- 前缀：al-（向）
- 词根：legiance（忠诚）
“Allegiance”是正式用词，常用于描述对国家、组织或原则的忠诚。在美国，学生每天都要宣誓效忠国旗。
“Allegiance”是名词，没有变形形式。
可以将 “allegiance” 与 “allege”（声称）联系起来，两者都含有 “alleg-” 词根，都与承诺、声明有关。
My grandfather always talked about his allegiance to his country. He served in the military for 20 years and never regretted it. He said that being loyal to something bigger than yourself gives your life meaning.
我祖父总是谈论他对国家的忠诚。他在军队服役了20年，从未后悔。他说，忠于比自己更大的东西会给你的生活带来意义。