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al·li·ance /əˈlaɪəns/
n.
1. 结盟；联姻；联盟，同盟
a treaty of alliance 盟约
the working class in alliance with the peasantry 与农民结成联盟的工人阶级
an alliance between church and state 政教联合
form (或 enter into) an alliance with 与…结盟(或联姻)
bring two political parties into a closer alliance 使两个政党结成更紧密的联盟
2. 结盟诸国；联姻各方，姻亲
3. 盟约
4. (在基本特征方面的)类同，相似；亲缘关系
the alliance between logic and metaphysics 逻辑学与形而上学之间的共通性
5. 【植】群落属；亚纲
[<OFr aliance < alier to ally + -ANCE] |