名詞 colonialism:

1. exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country

1. British colonialism led to the establishment of a large empire.
   英國(guó)擁有殖民地后，建立了幅員遼闊的大英帝國(guó)。
2. The peoples of Asia found their opportunity in the war just passed to throw off the shackles of colonialism, and now see the dawn of new opportunity: an heretofore unfelt dignity and the self-respect of political freedom.
   亞洲人民在戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中找到了機(jī)會(huì)，得以擺脫殖民主義的枷鎖，而且現(xiàn)在有更多的新的契機(jī)擺在他們面前：政治獨(dú)立帶來(lái)的以前從未感受過(guò)的尊嚴(yán)和自重。
3. All attempts to bolster up colonialism are bound to fail.
   一切想維護(hù)殖民主義的企圖都是注定要失敗的。
4. Some parts of Africa still remained under colonialism.
   非洲有一些地區(qū)這時(shí)仍然處于殖民主義的統(tǒng)治之下。

co.lo.ni.al.ism

n.（名詞）
A policy by which a nation maintains or extends its control over foreign dependencies.
殖民主義：一國(guó)家主張保持或擴(kuò)張對(duì)其附屬國(guó)控制的政策

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colo.nialist
n.（名詞）