colonial
adjective uk/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/ us/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
[ before noun ]殖民地的;殖民主义的
relating to a colony or colonialism
Turkey was once an important colonial power. 土耳其曾是一个显赫的殖民强国。
Various parts of Africa have suffered under colonial rule. 非洲各地都遭受过殖民统治。
a colonial mentality 殖民主义心态
(家具或建筑物)具有殖民地风格的,殖民地时期风格的
Colonial furniture or buildings are in the style of a period when a country was a colony.
colonial architecture 殖民地时期的建筑
colonial-style houses 殖民地时期风格的房屋
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- The present political system is a hangover from the colonial era.
- These old buildings are the last vestiges of a colonial past.
- He still thinks Britain is a great colonial power.
- These attitudes are a relic from our colonial past.
colonial
noun [ C ] uk/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/ us/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
(尤指来自宗主国的)殖民地居民
a person from another country who lives in a colony, especially as part of its system of government