commonwealth
英 ['k?m?nwelθ]
美['kɑm?n'w?lθ]
- n. 聯(lián)邦；共和國(guó)；國(guó)民整體
考研CET6IELTSGRE中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?commonwealths;
中文詞源
commonwealth 英聯(lián)邦
來(lái)自common和wealth的組合詞，原指公共財(cái)富，公共福利，后用于指英聯(lián)邦國(guó)家。
英文詞源
- commonwealth
- commonwealth: see wealth
- commonwealth (n.)
- late 15c., "public welfare, general good," from common (adj.) + wealth (n.); meaning "the state" is attested from 1510s; applied specifically to the government of England in the period 1649-1660.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. The Commonwealth Development Corporation has agreed to reschedule Tanzania's debt.
- 英聯(lián)邦開(kāi)發(fā)公司已經(jīng)同意推遲坦桑尼亞的債務(wù)償還時(shí)間。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. In 1987 Canada played host to the Commonwealth Conference.
- 1987年加拿大主辦了英聯(lián)邦大會(huì)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. a member of the Commonwealth
- 英聯(lián)邦成員國(guó)
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.
- 他是藝術(shù)家協(xié)會(huì)的主席.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. Theatres were closed during the Commonwealth.
- 在英國(guó)共和政體時(shí)期,劇場(chǎng)都關(guān)閉了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》