late 14c., from Anglo-French legaunce "loyalty of a liege-man to his lord," from Old French legeance, from liege (see liege); erroneously associated with Latin ligare "to bind;" corrupted in spelling by confusion with the now-obsolete legal term allegeance "alleviation." General figurative sense of "recognition of claims to respect or duty" is attested from 1732.
实用例句
1. They swore their allegiance to the USA and received their naturalization papers.
他们起誓忠诚于美国，随后就接到了批准他们入籍的文件。
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2. My allegiance to Kendall and his company ran deep.
我对肯德尔及其公司的忠诚加深了。
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3. The constitution requires members of parliament to take an oath of allegiance.
宪法规定，议员必须宣誓效忠。
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4. FBI demands its employees absolute allegiance to this bureau.
