| 词汇 | colony |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： late 14c., "ancient Roman settlement outside Italy," from L. colonia "settled land, farm, landed estate," from colonus "husbandman, tenant farmer, settler in new land," from colere "to inhabit, cultivate, frequent, practice, tend, guard, respect," from PIE base *kwel- "move around" (source of L. -cola "inhabitant;" see cycle). Also used by the Romans to translate Gk. apoikia "people from home." Modern application dates from 1540s. 词根记忆： n. 殖民地;侨民;聚居区;(动植物的)群体Australia is a former British colony.澳大利亚曾是英国的殖民地. |
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