Word · Frequency #3443
colony
殖民地
核心释义
A territory controlled by a distant country, especially for its resources or labor.
- 1.
一个国家远程控制的地理区域,尤其是为了提取资源或剥削劳动力。
A geographical area under the remote control of a country; especially to extract resources or exploit labor from that area.
- 2.
远离家乡但与祖国保持联系的定居者群体；居民仍然是其祖国的国民,但不受祖国政府制度的直接管辖
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
- 3.
一群定居在某地并与原籍国保持联系的人。
A group of people who settle an area and maintain ties to their country of origin.
- 4.
生活或生长在一起的同种生物群体
a group of organisms of the same type living or growing together
- 5.
具有相似兴趣、职业或特征的人群居住的特定区域；这些人占据的区域。
A group of people with similar interests, occupations, or characteristics, living in a particular area; the area such people occupy.
- 6.
组成美国原始州的13个英国殖民地之一
one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
- 7.
同种或不同种生物群体紧密生活在一起。
A group of organisms of same or different species living together in close association.
- 8.
海狸童子军的地方小组。
A local group of Beaver Scouts.
- 9.
等待总部正式认可的兄弟会或姐妹会的潜在新分会。
A potential new chapter of a fraternity or sorority awaiting official recognition from their headquarters.
生物群体；移民群体；侨民群体；聚居区；聚居群体；北美十三殖民地；海狸童子军小组
用法In use
The island was once a colony of a distant empire.
用法提示：colony 作名词，表示受远方帝国控制的殖民地。
People in the colony were required to follow laws made far away.
用法提示：colony 作名词，指受外部政权管辖的殖民地。
After years of struggle, the colony became an independent nation.
用法提示：colony 作名词，表示后来获得独立的殖民地领土。
the American colony in Paris
a colony of + plural noun
用于描述同种生物（如蚂蚁、蜜蜂）聚集生活的一大群，of 后接复数名词。
A colony of ants built a nest under the stone.
一群蚂蚁在石头下筑了巢。
the colony of + place name
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- establish a colony
- 建立殖民地
- The British established a colony in North America.英国人在北美建立了一个殖民地。
- found a colony
- 创建殖民地
- They founded a small colony on the island.他们在岛上创建了一个小殖民地。
- penal colony
- 流放地
- Australia was originally a penal colony for British convicts.澳大利亚最初是英国囚犯的流放地。
- colony of ants
- 蚁群
- A colony of ants lives under the sidewalk.人行道下住着一群蚂蚁。
- colony of bacteria
- 菌落
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'co'（共同）+ 'land'（土地）→ 共同开垦的土地 → 殖民地。
语境与语域Context & Register
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语法说明Grammar Note
常用 a colony of + 复数名词，表示“一群（同种生物）”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'colony' (pronounced /ˈkɑːləni/). They share the -ny ending but the stressed vowels differ (e.g., 'agony' has /æ/, 'balcony' /æ/, 'harmony' /ɑːr/, 'irony' /aɪ/, 'ceremony' /ɛ/, 'testimony' /ɛ/). Only 'harmony' has a similar vowel (/ɑː/) but with an r before the n, so they do not rhyme exactly.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.