"confederate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 同伙
• 联盟成员

Definition

同伙指的是与他人（常常是秘密地）一起合作实现某个目标的人。可以指犯罪的帮手，也可以是某个联盟的成员，尤其在历史背景下。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“confederate”常用于正式或历史语境，法律、心理学场合常译为“同伙”；大写时特指“美利坚联盟”成员。不要与“密友”或“同事”等混淆。

Examples

The thief escaped with the help of a confederate.

小偷在一个**同伙**的帮助下逃走了。

Each confederate played a part in the plan.

每个**同伙**都在计划中有自己的角色。

The confederate states fought against the Union in the Civil War.

**联盟成员**州在南北战争中对抗联邦。

She acted as a confederate during the experiment, pretending to be a stranger.

她在实验中充当**同伙**，假装自己是陌生人。

He denied being a confederate, saying he only met them once.

他否认自己是**同伙**，称只见过他们一次。

If it weren't for his confederate, he would've been caught.

要不是他的**同伙**，他早就被抓了。