commonwealth

英 [ˈkɒmənwelθ]

美 [ˈkɑːmənwelθ]

n. 英联邦(由英国和大多数曾经隶属于大英帝国的国家组成); (用于美国肯塔基、马萨诸塞、宾夕法尼亚和弗吉尼亚四州的正式名称中)州; (与美国联系紧密的)自治政区

Collins.2 / BNC.3891 / COCA.14121

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noun

英联邦（由英国和大多数曾经隶属于大英帝国的国家组成）
an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that used to be part of the British Empire
1. a member of the Commonwealth
  英联邦成员国
2. Commonwealth countries
  英联邦国家
（用于美国肯塔基、马萨诸塞、宾夕法尼亚和弗吉尼亚四州的正式名称中）州
used in the official names of, and to refer to, some states of the US (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia)
1. the Commonwealth of Virginia
  弗吉尼亚州
2. The city and the Commonwealth have lost a great leader.
  这座城市和这个州失去了一位伟大的领袖。
（与美国联系紧密的）自治政区
an independent country that is strongly connected to the US
1. Puerto Rico remains a US commonwealth, not a state.
  波多黎各至今仍然是美国的一个自治政区，而不是一个州。
（用于某些政治上相互有联系的国家集团的名称）联合体
used in the names of some groups of countries or states that have chosen to be politically linked with each other
1. the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
  独立国家联合体（独联体）

英联邦
The Commonwealthis an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.
N-IN-NAMES 联邦，联合体(用于正式名称中)
Commonwealthis used in the official names of some countries, groups of countries, or parts of countries.
1. ...the Commonwealth of Australia.
  澳大利亚联邦
2. ...the Commonwealth of Independent States, which replaced the Soviet Union.
  取代了苏联的独立国家联合体
N-SING (关系友好、有共同点的国家组成的)团体
If you refer to acommonwealth ofnations, you are referring to a group of countries who are friendly towards each other and have something in common.
1. ...a commonwealth of nations without economic borders.
  经济上自由往来的几个国家组成的联盟

noun

a politically organized body of people under a single government
1. the state has elected a new president
2. African nations
3. students who had come to the nation's capitol
4. the country's largest manufacturer
5. an industrialized land
Synonym:statenationcountrylandres publicabody politic
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Synonym:democracyrepublic
a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another
the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

Previously, only writers from Britain, the Commonwealth nations, Ireland and Zimbabwe were eligible.
之前只有来自英国、英联邦国家、爱尔兰和津巴布韦的作家才能参选。
A self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico.
与美国联合的一个自治的联邦，占有了波多黎各岛。
This laid the foundation for the future Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania.
这为波兰和立陶宛的将来的联邦共和国打下基础。
Puerto Rico, though it calls itself a Commonwealth, is really a self-governing American colony.
波多黎各尽管自称共和国，但实际上是有自治权的美国殖民地。
Britain is a member of the Commonwealth, and formally joined the EC in 1973.
英国是英联邦成员，并在1973年正式加入欧共体。
The Commonwealth Development Corporation has agreed to reschedule Tanzania's debt.
英联邦开发公司已经同意推迟坦桑尼亚的债务偿还时间。
Queen is the head of state and of the commonwealth.
女王为国家元首和英联邦元首。
Of or relating to the United Kingdom or the Commonwealth of nations.
英国的，英联邦的英国的或英联邦的或与之相关的。
In 1987 Canada played host to the Commonwealth Conference
1987年加拿大主办了英联邦大会。
The citadel of the Commonwealth and Empire could not be stormed.
联邦和帝国的堡垒是攻不破的。