酷兔词典首页

dominion

美音:[də´mınjən ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[də´mınjən ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.主权,领土,统治权,支配,控制

难易程度:

dominion为短语/超纲词汇

词根

dom=to tame(驯服),to rule(统治)

近义词, 同义词

相关词

command  control  country  domain  grasp  hold  power  rule  sphere    

dominion


/də'mɪnɪən; də`mɪnjən/
n
1 [U] ~ (over sb/sth) (fml 文) authority to rule; effective control 统治; 管辖
*under foreign dominion 在外国统治下
* have/be given dominion over peoples, lives, etc 具有[被授予]统治各民族、生杀予夺等的权力.
2 [C] area controlled by one government or ruler 领土; 版图
*the vast dominions of the Chinese Empire 中华帝国广阔的版图.
3 (often 常作 Dominion) [C] (formerly) any of the self-governing territories of the British Commonwealth (旧时)英联邦的自治领之一.

dominion


n
[U]literary
the power or right to rule people or control something
have/hold dominion over sb/sth
 Alexander the Great held dominion over a vast area.
[C]formal
the land owned or controlled by one person or a government
 the king's dominions
alsoDominion[C]old-fashioned a country belonging to the British empire or commonwealth
colony, protectorate protectorate
 opinion both at home and in the dominions