colony 英 [ˈkɒləni] 　 美 [ˈkɑləni]

colony

colony　 英 [ˈkɒləni] 美 [ˈkɑləni]

n. 殖民地；聚集地　

名词复数:colonies　

former British colonies　前英国殖民地
the American colony in Paris　聚居巴黎的美国侨民

  • A colony is a group of people who settle in a new place but keep ties to their homeland. The people who founded the United States first came to America to live as part of a British colony.
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  • n. 殖民地；聚集地

  • 1. former British colonies

    前英国殖民地

  • 2. the American colony in Paris

    聚居巴黎的美国侨民

  • 3. an artists' colony

    聚居的艺术家

  • 4. a colony of ants

    蚁群

  • 5. a bird colony

    鸟群

  • colony (n.) late 14c., "ancient Roman settlement outside Italy," from Latin colonia "settled land, farm, landed estate," from colonus "husbandman, tenant farmer, settler in new land," from colere "to cultivate, to till; to inhabit; to frequent, practice, respect; tend, guard," from PIE root *kwel- (1) "revolve, move round; sojourn, dwell" (source also of Latin -cola "inhabitant"). Also used by the Romans to translate Greek apoikia "people from home."
col·ony / ˈkɒləni ; NAmE ˈkɑːləni / noun ( plural col·onies ) 1 [countable ] a country or an area that is governed by people from another, more powerful, country 殖民地 ◆ former British colonies 前英国殖民地 2 [singular + singular or plural verb ] a group of people who go to live permanently in a colony 殖民地定居者群体 3 [countable + singular or plural verb ] a group of people from the same place or with the same work or interests who live in a particular city or country or who live together （来自同一地方，职业或兴趣相同的）聚居人群 ◆ the American colony in Paris 聚居巴黎的美国侨民 ◆ an artists' colony 聚居的艺术家 4 [countable ] ( IndE) a small town set up by an employer or an organization for its workers （雇主或机构设立的）职工城，职工居住区 5 [countable + singular or plural verb ] ( biology 生 ) a group of plants or animals that live together or grow in the same place （同地生长的植物或动物）群，群体，集落 ◆ a colony of ants 蚁群 ◆ a bird colony 鸟群 colony colonies col·ony / ˈkɒləni ; NAmE ˈkɑːləni /
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