colonial
英 [kəˈləʊ.ni.əl]
美 [kəˈloʊ.ni.əl]
将“colonial”拆解为“colony”(殖民地)和“-ial”(形容词后缀),想象一个地区被当作殖民地,那么这个地区就具有“殖民地”的属性,因此“colonial”表示与殖民地或殖民地性质有关的。
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colonial 殖民的来自colony, 殖民,聚居。
- colonial (adj.)
- 1756, from Latin colonia (see colony) + -al (1), or directly from colony on model of baronoinal. Meaning "from or characteristic of America during colonial times" is from 1776. The noun meaning "inhabitant of a colony" is recorded from 1865.
- 1. Many Filipinos see the bases as an extension of American colonial rule.
- 很多菲律宾人视这些基地为美国殖民统治的延续。
- 2. New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.
- 新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。
- 3. Her eventful life included holding senior positions in the Colonial Service.
- 她一生经历丰富,曾在殖民服务局担任高级职位。
- 4. Dutch colonial authorities imprisoned him for his part in the independence movement.
- 荷兰殖民当局因他参加独立运动而把他关押了起来。
- 5. The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.
- 殖民部被并入了外交部。