
colonies
词源
源自拉丁语 'colonia',意为'农场'或'定居点',最初指罗马公民在征服地区建立的农业定居点。
noun
❶ 殖民地,指由外国移民或统治者在另一国家或地区建立的定居点,通常受母国控制。
“The British established many colonies in North America during the 17th century.”
(英国在17世纪时在北美建立了许多殖民地。)
“These islands were once French colonies but are now independent nations.”
(这些岛屿曾是法国殖民地,但现在是独立国家。)
❶ 聚居群体,指同种生物在特定区域集中生活的群体,如动物或微生物的群落。
“We observed a large colony of penguins on the Antarctic coast.”
(我们在南极海岸观察到一个大型企鹅聚居地。)
“The scientist studied how ant colonies organize their work.”
(科学家研究了蚂蚁群体如何组织工作。)
常见短语
crown colony — 直辖殖民地,指由英国君主直接统治的海外领地,通常由英国政府任命总督管理。
“Hong Kong was a crown colony until its handover to China in 1997.”
(香港在1997年回归中国前是英国直辖殖民地。)
colony collapse disorder — 蜂群崩溃失调症,指蜜蜂群体突然消失的现象,对农业授粉造成严重影响。
“Beekeepers are worried about colony collapse disorder affecting their hives.”
(养蜂人担心蜂群崩溃失调症会影响他们的蜂箱。)