[attrib.]joined by an agreement or treaty (根据协定或条约)联合的;联盟的 some local groups united to form confederate councils. 一些地方团体联合起来组成联合委员会。 ■(Confederate)of or relating to the Confederate States of the southern US (与美国)南部邦联(有关)的 the Confederate flag. 南部邦联旗。
noun
a person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice 同盟者,联合者(尤指共谋者、同党、共犯);帮凶
(Confederate)a supporter of the Confederate States of the southern US (美国内战时)美国南部邦联支持者
verb
[with obj.][usu. as adj. confederated]bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance 使(国家,团体)结成同盟,使结盟;使联合 Switzerland is a model for the new confederated Europe. 瑞士是结成联盟的新欧洲的典范。
语源
late Middle English: from late (ecclesiastical) Latin confoederatus, from con- 'together' + foederatus (see federate)