confederacy
US /kənˈfed.ɚ.ə.si/
UK /kənˈfed.ər.ə.si/
名词
1.
联盟, 邦联
a league or alliance, especially of confederate states
示例:
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The tribes formed a confederacy to defend their territory.
这些部落组成了一个联盟来保卫他们的领土。
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The Iroquois Confederacy was a powerful political union.
易洛魁联盟是一个强大的政治联盟。
2.
南部邦联, 美利坚联盟国
the group of 11 Southern states that separated from the US during the Civil War
示例:
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The Confederacy was defeated in 1865.
南部邦联在1865年战败。
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The capital of the Confederacy was Richmond, Virginia.
南部邦联的首都是弗吉尼亚州的里士满。