protectorate
英 [prə'tekt(ə)rət] 美 [prə'tɛktərət]
| 近義詞 | security 、 dependency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
- n. 保護國；攝政政體；攝政職位；攝政任期
詞態變化
複數: protectorates;
中文詞源
protectorate 受保護國，受保護領地
來自protect,保護。比喻用法。
英文詞源
- protectorate (n.)
- 1690s in reference to the government by the Cromwells; 1795 as "occupied territory of another nation," from protector + -ate (1). Meaning "state or territory (usually tribal) placed under the protection of a major power" is from 1860.
雙語例句
- 1. In 1914 the country became a British protectorate.
- 1914年，該國成為英國的保護國。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He had been Governor of a British Protectorate.
- 他做過英國保護領地的總督.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Athens, with the rest of Greece, was at that time a protectorate of Macedonia.
- 當時的雅典乃至整個希臘都處於馬其頓的控製下.
來自英漢非文學 - 文明史
- 4. Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
- 1912年,西班牙宣布其成為摩洛哥北岸地區的保護國.
來自互聯網
- 5. A protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation.
- 攝政政體常常是兼並的第一步.
來自互聯網