federal/'fedərəl/

a.

➊ relating to a country consisting of several states that control their own affairs

➋ relating to the federal government

a.

➊ 联邦的：German is a federal republic of 16 states. 德国是个联邦共和国，由16个州组成。

➋ 联邦政府的：the federal government 联邦政府

◇a federal employee 联邦政府雇员

◇a federal law 联邦法律

音组-eral/-ərəl/

federal; funeral; general; mineral; several