dominion
美音:
[də´mınjən
]英音:
[də´mınjən
]n.主权,领土,统治权,支配,控制
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dominion为短语/超纲词汇
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dom=to tame(驯服),to rule(统治)
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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]literarythe 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]formalthe land owned or controlled by one person or a government
the king's dominionsalsoDominion[C]old-fashioned a country belonging to the British
empire or
commonwealth→
colony, protectorate
protectorate opinion both at home and in the dominions