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the Confederacy
指美国历史上的南部邦联，首字母大写。
The Confederacy was defeated in 1865.
南部邦联于1865年战败。
南部邦联
confederacies — plural of confederacy
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南部邦联
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
The Confederacy was defeated in 1865.
南部邦联于1865年战败。
联盟。
An alliance.
主权组成单位将权力委托给中央的国家。
A state where the sovereign constituent units delegate their authority to the centre.
特指北美原住民中的一种分权治理结构。
Specifically, an instance of a decentralized governing structure among the indigenous peoples of North America.
My history teacher explained that the Confederacy was formed in 1861.
我的历史老师解释说，南部邦联成立于1861年。
The museum has a map showing which states belonged to the Confederacy.
博物馆有一张地图，显示哪些州属于南部邦联。
Many books have been written about the economy of the Confederacy during the war.
许多书都是关于战争期间南部邦联的经济。
指美国历史上的南部邦联，首字母大写。
The Confederacy was defeated in 1865.
南部邦联于1865年战败。
表示由多个实体组成的联盟。
They formed a confederacy of independent states.
他们组成了一个独立国家的邦联。
常含贬义，指非法或秘密的结盟。
He was acting in confederacy with the rebels.
他与叛乱者共谋行事。
Not this
He formed a confederacy with his friends.
Use this
He formed an alliance with his friends.
“confederacy” 通常指国家或政治团体之间的正式联盟，特别是指美国历史上的南部邦联，不用于描述个人之间的普通合作关系，而 “alliance” 更常用于非正式或非政治的合作团体。
Not this
He is a confederacy of the group.
Use this
He is a confederate of the group.
“confederacy” 是名词，指联盟或邦联本身，而 “confederate” 指联盟中的成员或个人同伙。混淆二者会导致指代对象错误，将组织名称误用于个体。
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