綁在一起的國家:條約層面的盟
這一族是核心畫面最原始、最正式的樣子:把「站在你這邊」寫成國與國之間的條約。綁定的繩子在這裡是白紙黑字的協議,而且賭注是戰爭。
ally, allied country · noun · C1
A country that agrees to help or support another country in a war.
盟國
Someone who has chosen to stand on your side — bound to you by an agreement, not by chance — so that when trouble comes, they are with you and not against you.
From Old French alier / Latin alligare "to bind to" (ad- "to" + ligare "to bind") — the same ligare behind ligament and oblige. The word literally pictures binding two parties together.
來自古法語 alier、拉丁 alligare「綁到…上」(ad-「向」+ ligare「綁」)——跟 ligament(韌帶)、oblige 同源。所以 ally 的畫面本來就是「用一條繩子把兩方綁起來」,這條繩子是講好的約定;今天所有的用法都還留著那個「綁定」的手感。
Wiktionary etymology for English "ally" (from Middle English allien, from Anglo-Norman allier, from Latin alligāre)
Three branches
綁在一起的國家:條約層面的盟
這一族是核心畫面最原始、最正式的樣子:把「站在你這邊」寫成國與國之間的條約。綁定的繩子在這裡是白紙黑字的協議,而且賭注是戰爭。
ally, allied country · noun · C1
A country that agrees to help or support another country in a war.
盟國
日常裡站在你這邊的人與力量
把條約的場面縮小到辦公室、家庭、一場爭論——繩子還在,只是不再是文件,而是彼此心照不宣的支持。這一族是核心畫面本身,以及它再往外延伸到「不是人」的東西。
ally, a supportive person · noun · C1
Someone who helps and supports you when other people are against you.
盟友
動作:把自己綁上去
名詞是綁好之後的身分,動詞是綁上去的那個動作——同一條繩子,看的是打結的瞬間。
ally, join forces (verb) · verb · C1
To help and support other people or countries, especially in a war or a disagreement. Often used as ally yourself with someone.
結盟
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Allyname/ˈæliː/
A diminutive of the female given names Alice, Alison, Alexandra, or other names beginning with Al-[[]], from the Germanic languages or Ancient Greek.
A diminutive of the male given names Alfred, Albert, Alan, Alexander, or other names beginning with Al-[[]], from the Germanic languages, the Celtic languages, or Ancient Greek.
allyverb詞源 1/ˈæl.aɪ/
To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
Chiefly followed by to or with: to connect or form a relation to (someone or something) by similarity in features or nature.
To join or unite (oneself or itself) against, with, etc., someone or something else.
Chiefly followed by with: to enter into an alliance or unite for a common aim.
allynoun詞源 2
A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend.
A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend.
A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.
Something regarded as connected with or related to another thing by similarity in features or nature.
biologynatural-sciencestaxonomySomething regarded as connected with or related to another thing by similarity in features or nature.
A person, group, concept, etc., which is associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary; a supporter.
obsoletehistoricalA kinsman or kinswoman; a relative.
allynoun詞源 2
obsoleteOne's relatives; kin, kindred, relations; also, relationship through descent or marriage; kinship.
obsoletePeople, groups, states, etc., which are associated or united with each other for a common purpose; confederates; also, the state of being allied; alliance, confederation.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。