fealty

英 ['fiːəltɪ]美
  • n. 忠诚；忠实
GRE 畅通词汇

助记提示

1. fidelity => fealty (古法语变体).

中文词源

fealty 宣誓效忠

来自拉丁语fidelis,忠诚的，词源同faith, fidelity.

英文词源

fealty
fealty: see faith
fealty (n.)
c. 1300, feaute, from Old French feauté, earlier fealte, "loyalty, fidelity; homage sworn by a vassal to his overlord; faithfulness," from Latin fidelitatem (nominative fidelitas) "faithfulness, fidelity," from fidelis "loyal, faithful" (see fidelity).

双语例句

1. He swore fealty to the king.
他宣誓效忠国王。
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2. He swore fealty to his lord.
他宣誓效忠他的领主.
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3. Round many western islands have I been Which Bards in fealty to Apollo hold.
还有多少西方的海岛,歌都已使它们向阿波罗臣服.
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4. He took an oath of fealty to the king.
他宣誓对国王效忠.
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5. Though swearing fealty to Osama bin Laden, he had indeed started to become his rival.
尽管宣誓效忠本拉登, 但扎卡维真正的出发点却是成为拉登的竞争者.
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