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colonies

UK //ˈkɒl.ə.niz//US //ˈkɑː.lə.niz//

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。)

同义词:settlements, outposts, communities, groups, populations

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。)