affiliation
/əˌfɪlɪˈeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
- the state or process of affiliating or being affiliated隶属, 从属：
the group has no affiliation to any preservation society
该团体与任何保护组织都无隶属关系
count noun his political affiliations.他的政治归属关系。
词源
late 18th cent.: from French， from medieval Latin affiliatio（n-）, from the verb affiliare （see AFFILIATE）.