"an understanding," 1854, from French éntente "an understanding," from Old French entente "intent, intention; attention; aim, goal" (12c.), noun use of fem. past participle of entendre "to direct one's attention" (see intent). Political sense arose in 19c. from entente cordiale (1844); the best-known example was that between England and France (1904), to which Russia was added in 1908.
雙語例句
1. Electoral pacts would not work, but an entente cordiale might.
選舉協(xié)定不會起作用，但是政府間的諒解也許可以。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The French entente with Great Britain had already been significantly extended.
法國和英國之間友好協(xié)議的范圍已經(jīng)大幅度拓寬。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Our Entente have [ has ] decided to declare war.
我 協(xié)約國 已決定宣戰(zhàn).
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. The two leaders signed a treaty of entente and cooperation.
兩位領導人簽署了友好合作條約.
來自辭典例句
5. The article analyzes the reason why the Entente the war of propaganda.