commonwealth
英 ['k?m?nwelθ]
美 ['kɑm?n'w?lθ]
中文詞源
commonwealth 英聯(lián)邦來自common和wealth的組合詞，原指公共財富，公共福利，后用于指英聯(lián)邦國家。
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.
雙語例句
- 1. The Commonwealth Development Corporation has agreed to reschedule Tanzania's debt.
- 英聯(lián)邦開發(fā)公司已經(jīng)同意推遲坦桑尼亞的債務償還時間。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. In 1987 Canada played host to the Commonwealth Conference.
- 1987年加拿大主辦了英聯(lián)邦大會。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a member of the Commonwealth
- 英聯(lián)邦成員國
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.
- 他是藝術(shù)家協(xié)會的主席.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Theatres were closed during the Commonwealth.
- 在英國共和政體時期,劇場都關閉了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》