entente
/ɒŋˈtɒŋt/(亦作 entente cordiale/kɔːˈdjɑːl/)
noun
1- a friendly understanding or informal alliance between states or factions（国家或派别之间的）谅解; 结盟：
the emperor hoped to bring about an entente with Russia.
这位皇帝希望与俄国结盟。
1.1
- a group of states in such an alliance结盟的各国, 盟国。
1.2
the Entente Cordiale
the understanding between Britain and France reached in 1904, forming the basis of Anglo-French cooperation in the First World War英法协约（1904年英国和法国之间达成的谅解, 成为第一次世界大战中英法合作的基础）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: French entente （cordiale ） '(friendly) understanding'.