dominion

US [dəˈmɪnjən]
UK [də'mɪnjən]
  • n.支配;领土;统治(权);管辖
  • Web主权;自治领;领地
Plural Form:dominions  
Dominion
n.
1.
[u]
~ (over sb/sth)
统治(权);管辖;支配authority to rule; control
Man has dominion over the natural world.
人类拥有对自然界的统治权。
Soon the whole country was under his sole dominion.
不久,他便独揽了整个国家的大权。
2.
[c]
领土;版图an area controlled by one ruler
the vast dominions of the Roman Empire
罗马帝国的辽阔疆域
3.
[c]
(英联邦)自治领any of the countries of the British Commonwealth that had their own government

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