con·fed·er·ate
noun/kənˈfedərət/
/kənˈfedərət/
- a person who helps somebody, especially to do something illegal or secret
同谋；同伙；从犯；共犯 - Rokovssky was his confederate in the assassination plot.
罗科夫斯基是他在暗杀阴谋中的同谋。
- Rokovssky was his confederate in the assassination plot.
- Confederatea person who supported the Confederate States in the American Civil War
（美国内战期间）南部邦联的支持者
Word Originlate Middle English: from late (ecclesiastical) Latin confoederatus, from con- ‘together’ + foederatus, based on foedus, foeder- ‘league, covenant’.