"confederacy" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
联盟指由若干国家、组织或人员通过正式协议联合在一起的集体，通常中央权力较弱。该词多用于历史和政治领域。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于政治或历史语境，如美国南北战争期间的“南方联盟（Confederacy）”。“confederacy”不同于“federation”，其中央权力更弱。常见搭配有“Confederate States（邦联各州）”、“loose confederacy（松散联盟）”、“form a confederacy（组建联盟）”。现代口语中很少见。
Examples
The thirteen states formed a confederacy in early American history.
十三个州在美国早期历史上建立了一个**联盟**。
The tribes created a confederacy for mutual protection.
部落们为共同保护组建了一个**联盟**。
A confederacy allows its members to keep their own independence.
**联盟**允许其成员保持各自的独立性。
During the Civil War, the South was known as the Confederacy.
内战期间，南方被称为**联盟**。
Several small countries might form a confederacy to strengthen their influence in the region.
一些小国可能会组建一个**联盟**以加强它们在该地区的影响力。
Their confederacy was more symbolic than powerful—each group still acted on its own.
他们的**联盟**更多是象征性的，每个团体依旧各自为政。