"annexed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 吞併
• 合併

Definition

如果某地或領土被吞併，意思是它被接管，並被正式納入另一個國家、城市或組織，通常是透過武力或正式決定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為正式或歷史語境使用，指領土、行政區被納入較大的單位。常見於政治、法律或新聞報導。不用於物品或日常生活情境。一般用被動語態（“被吞併”）。

Examples

The small town was annexed by the city last year.

那座小鎮去年被城市**吞併**了。

The region was annexed after the war.

該地區在戰爭後被**吞併**了。

Several villages were annexed to expand the city limits.

為了擴大城市範圍，幾個村莊被**合併**了。

The country controversially annexed the peninsula, causing international tensions.

該國有爭議地**吞併**了半島，引發國際緊張局勢。

The newly annexed lands had to adjust to new laws.

新**吞併**的土地必須適應新法律。

After years of debate, the island was finally annexed despite local protests.

經過多年的爭論，儘管當地抗議，該島最終還是被**吞併**了。