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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

盟友

Pronunciation / Transliteration: méngyǒu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Ally/ˈæl.aɪ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他是我在这场斗争中的盟友。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose.

    "During the war, the two countries formed an ally to combat a common enemy."
As verb
  1. 1

    To unite or associate oneself with another for a common purpose.

    "The organization decided to ally with local groups to promote environmental awareness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French verb 'allier', which stems from the Latin 'alligare', meaning 'to bind to' (from ad- 'to' + ligare 'to bind'). Over time, the term evolved from physical binding and political treaties to describe any person or state cooperating with another for a common military, social, or diplomatic cause.

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