affiliation
noun /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃn/
/əˌfɪliˈeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- a person’s connection with a political party, religion, etc.
(与政党、宗教等的)隶属关系 - He was arrested because of his political affiliation.
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
- voters who have no party affiliations
没有党派关系的选民 - the diverse religious affiliations of Ghanaian Americans
加纳裔美国人不同的宗教背景
- He was arrested because of his political affiliation.
- one group or organization’s official connection with another
隶属;从属 - Trade unions have a long history of affiliation to the Labour Party.
工会隶属工党由来已久。 - the institute's affiliation with the university
该研究所与大学的联系
- Trade unions have a long history of affiliation to the Labour Party.
词源late 18th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin affiliatio(n-), from the verb affiliare, from ad- ‘towards’ + filius ‘son’.