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"colonies" in Chinese (Traditional)

殖民地

Definition

由遙遠國家控制的人羣或地區,通常用於歷史或動物羣居的場合。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於歷史或科學語境。'Colonies' 既指被他國控制的地區,也指動物羣居(如'螞蟻殖民地')。不要與 'colonists'(殖民者)或 'colonial'(殖民的)混淆。

Examples

Colonies were common in the 18th century.

18世紀時,**殖民地** 很常見。

There are many ant colonies in the garden.

花園裡有許多螞蟻**殖民地**。

The British established colonies in many countries.

英國人在許多國家建立了**殖民地**。

Some colonies quickly became independent nations.

有些**殖民地** 很快成為了獨立國家。

Bees build their colonies in hidden places.

蜜蜂會在隱蔽的地方建立**殖民地**。

Scientists discovered new bacterial colonies in the lab yesterday.

科學家們昨天在實驗室發現了新的細菌**菌落**。