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colonial是什么意思

colonial

英 [kə'ləʊnɪəl] 美 [kə'lonɪəl]

n. 殖民地居民
adj. 殖民地的，殖民的

中文词源

colonial 殖民的

来自colony, 殖民，聚居。

英文词源

colonial (adj.): 1756, from Latin colonia (see colony) + -al (1), or directly from colony on model of baronoinal. Meaning "from or characteristic of America during colonial times" is from 1776. The noun meaning "inhabitant of a colony" is recorded from 1865.

双语例句

1. Many Filipinos see the bases as an extension of American colonial rule.: 很多菲律宾人视这些基地为美国殖民统治的延续。

2. New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.: 新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

3. Her eventful life included holding senior positions in the Colonial Service.: 她一生经历丰富，曾在殖民服务局担任高级职位。

4. Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement.: 荷兰殖民当局因他参加独立运动而把他关押了起来。

5. The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.: 殖民部被并入了外交部。