dominions

英 [dəˈmɪnjənz]

美 [dəˈmɪnjənz]

n.  统治(权); 管辖; 支配; 领土; 版图; 英联邦自治领
dominion的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 控制;统治(权);支配(权)
  Dominionis control or authority.
  1. They truly believe they have dominion over us.
     他们真的以为他们对我们有统治权。
• N-COUNT 领土;版图;领地
  Adominionis an area of land that is controlled by a ruler.
  1. The Republic is a dominion of the Brazilian people.
     这个共和国是巴西人民的领土。
• (旧时的)英联邦自治领
  The Dominionswere the nations which in the past were part of the British Empire but which had their own government.

双语例句

• Alexander was so pleased with this reply that he not only gave Abdalonymus the crown, but also augmented the new king's dominions from a neighbouring country.
  亚历山大听到这个回答，十分高兴，不但把王位给了阿达朗尼马斯，还取邻国土地，扩展这位新国王的领土。
• The dominions of kings are limited either by mountains or rivers, or a change of manners, or an alteration of language.
  国王的领土都是有限的，或限于山脉河流，或限于风俗习惯的改变，或限于语言的不同。
• Canada and South Africa used to be British colonies; now they are self-governing and are called Dominions.
  加拿大和南非以前是英国殖民地，现在他们是自治的，称为自治镇。
• The dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring-e.a.freeman.
  这两个统治者的统治权已经传给了他们私生的或令人质疑的后代-e.a.弗里曼。
• The chief's son would inherit all his dominions.
  酋长的儿子将继承他所有的统治权。
• Both Barclays and Societe General have a wide range of African operations, but their footprints partially mirror former colonial dominions& the French in the north and west, the British in the south and east.
  巴克莱和法国兴业银行都在非洲拥有广泛的业务，但它们的足迹也在一定程度上反映了英法在非洲的殖民格局，即法国偏重非洲北部和西部，英国偏重南部和东部。
• And whose dominions seldom exceeded the dimensions of a county in one of our States
  而且其领土极少超过我们某个州的一个县的大小
• Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith.
  承上帝洪恩，大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国及所有英属海外领土的女王，（基督教）信仰的捍卫者。
• More generally, the British could never quite treat their nonwhite colonies the same way they treated their white dominions.
  更广泛地说，英国人从来没有像对待白人领地一样对待过自己的非白人殖民地。
• My dominions are well known to me, sorcerer.
  我的控制力我自己很清楚，巫术师。