alliance

alliance — 名詞

1. a union formed by countries, political parties, companies, or individuals that d

1.名詞C1
釋義

聯盟；同盟

由共同目標而結成的團體

a union formed by countries, political parties, companies, or individuals that decide to act as one team because they share goals or beliefs.

例句

The Green Party joined an alliance of small parties to challenge the ruling government.

綠黨加入了一個小黨聯盟，準備挑戰執政政府。

alliance of + plural noun naming the members

Three local farms formed an alliance to sell their fruit directly to Tokyo restaurants.

三家在地農場組成聯盟，把水果直接賣給東京的餐廳。

form an alliance + to-infinitive of shared aim

同義詞
  • coalition

    often political; parties joining to form a government

  • bloc

    countries or groups voting or acting as one unit

  • federation

    more formal and permanent than an alliance

  • league

    older or more formal; common in sports and history

文法句型

alliance of + plural noun

alliance between + parties

用法筆記

Subject is usually a group of organizations or countries acting together as one body; distinguish from sense 2, which is the agreement itself rather than the group that exists because of it.

常見錯誤

❌He is an alliance of our company.
✅His company is part of an alliance with ours.
💡a single person is a member of an alliance, not the alliance itself.

2. a deal or close cooperation in which two or more sides promise to support each o

2.名詞C1
釋義

結盟；協議

雙方互相支持的合作關係

a deal or close cooperation in which two or more sides promise to support each other so they can reach a goal that matters to both.

例句

Sony signed a five-year alliance with a Korean studio to make animated films together.

索尼與一家韓國製片廠簽了五年的合作協議，要一起製作動畫電影。

sign / form an alliance with + partner

The two villages worked in alliance with the police to stop illegal fishing on the lake.

兩個村子和警方結盟，合力阻止湖上的非法捕魚。

in alliance with + partner

同義詞
  • partnership

    broader; common in business between two parties

  • pact

    shorter, often more formal or written

  • treaty

    formal written agreement, usually between states

  • cooperation

    general; the action rather than the deal

反義詞
  • conflict

    open opposition rather than working together

  • rivalry

    ongoing competition between sides

文法句型

alliance with + person/group

in alliance with

用法筆記

Frequently appears in 'in alliance with' as a fixed phrase meaning together with. Distinguish from sense 1: this is the agreement or the act of cooperating, not the group that arises from it.

常見錯誤

❌They made an alliance to each other.
✅They made an alliance with each other.
💡the standard preposition is 'with', not 'to'.