confederacy
n.
1.league,alliance,conspiracy同盟，联盟，同谋。
△1H.Ⅳ.4.4.38:“Forhe hath heard of our confederacy，”因为他已经听说了我们的密谋活动。
△2H.Ⅵ.2.1.167(164): “Underthe countenance and confederacy/Of Lady Eleanor,the Protector’s wife，”在护国公的妻子、艾琳娜夫人的赞助和同谋之下。
2. conspiracy阴谋。
△Lr.3.7.44:“And what confed-eracy have you with the traitors/Late footed in thekingdom?”你和最近在本国登陆的那些叛贼有什么阴谋？
△H.VIII.1.1.2: “I stood i’ the level / Of a fully-charged confederacy，”在一场准备好的阴谋中，我成了炮火瞄准的目标。
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