Word · Frequency #26052
Protectorate
保护国；受保护领地
A state or territory that is protected and partly controlled by a stronger state but manages its own internal affairs.
- 1.
The authority assumed by a state over another state deemed inferior or dependent, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
一个国家对被认为低等或依赖的另一个国家所承担的权力,前者保护后者免受入侵并参与其事务管理,但被保护国保留名义上的主权。
- 2.
a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
由较强国家部分控制但在内部事务上自治的国家或领土；通过条约建立的保护国
- 3.
An autonomous state under protectorate.
处于保护国地位的自治国家。
- 4.
The office or position of protector (sense 5).
保护者的职位或职务。
保护权；保护关系；护国公的职位；摄政职位；一个国家对被认为低等或依赖的另一个国家所承担的权力,前者保护后者免受入侵并参与其事务管理,但被保护国保留名义上的主权。；由较强国家部分控制但在内部事务上自治的国家或领土；通过条约建立的保护国；处于保护国地位的自治国家。
In use
The small island nation became a British protectorate in the 19th century.
Many former protectorates gained full independence after World War II.
The treaty established a protectorate over the region, allowing local rulers to keep internal control.
become a protectorate
The territory became a British protectorate in 1890.
该领土于1890年成为英国的保护国。
under (a) protectorate
The region was under French protectorate for decades.
该地区在法国保护之下长达数十年。
declare (a) protectorate
Connections
Collocations
- British protectorate
- 英国保护国
- Zanzibar was a British protectorate until 1963.桑给巴尔在1963年前一直是英国保护国。
- protectorate status
- 保护国地位
- The kingdom was granted protectorate status in 1888.该王国于1888年被授予保护国地位。
- establish a protectorate over
- 对……建立保护关系
- Japan established a protectorate over Korea in 1905.1905年，日本对朝鲜建立了保护关系。
- become a protectorate
- 成为保护国
- The islands became a protectorate in 1892.这些岛屿于1892年成为保护国。
- under a protectorate
- 在保护国统治下
- The region remained under a protectorate for decades.该地区在保护国统治下持续了数十年。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
protector（保护者）+ ate → 被保护者变成受保护国；想象一个大国撑伞罩着小国。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、history textbooks、international relations protectorate 多用于正式或书面语境，尤其在历史、政治和国际关系讨论中；日常口语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 protectorate 押韵：directorate、electorate、inspectorate（都含 -orate，重音在第二音节，韵脚 /ˈɛktɝət/ 与 /ˈɛktərət/ 相同）。注意 protector 拼写相近，但发音为 /prəˈtɛktər/，缺少末尾的 /ət/ 音节，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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