federation 英 [ˌfedəˈreɪʃn]   美 [ˌfɛdəˈreʃən]

federation

federation  英 [ˌfedəˈreɪʃn] 美 [ˌfɛdəˈreʃən]

n. 联合;联邦;联盟;联邦政府 

名词复数:federations 

the Russian Federation 俄罗斯联邦
the International Tennis Federation 国际网球联合会

  • A federation is an organization made up of smaller groups, parties, or states. The United States is a federation; the states all fall under the same federal government.
  • 请先登录
  • n. 联合;联邦;联盟;联邦政府
  • 1. the Russian Federation

    俄罗斯联邦

  • 2. the International Tennis Federation

    国际网球联合会

  • 3. Many MPs are against federation in Europe.

    许多议会议员反对欧洲结成联邦。

  • federation (n.) 1721, "union by agreement," from French fédération, from Late Latin foederationem (nominative foederatio), noun of action from Latin foederare "league together," from foedus "covenant, league" (from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade").
fed·er·ation AWL / ˌfedəˈreɪʃn ; NAmE ˌfedəˈreɪʃn / noun 1 [countable ] a country consisting of a group of individual states that have control over their own affairs but are controlled by a central government for national decisions, etc. 联邦 the Russian Federation 俄罗斯联邦 2 [countable ] a group of clubs, trade/labor unions,etc. that have joined together to form an organization (俱乐部、工会等的)联合会 the International Tennis Federation 国际网球联合会 3 [uncountable ] the act of forming a federation 联邦;同盟;联盟 Many MPs are against federation in Europe. 许多议会议员反对欧洲结成联邦。 federation federations fed·er·ation / ˌfedəˈreɪʃn ; NAmE ˌfedəˈreɪʃn /
  • 请先登录