音标:['kɔmәnwelθ] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 共和国;联邦;国民整体
n. the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
n. 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
词型变化:名词复数形式 : commonwealths
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commonwealth的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The three republics have decided to forma a commonwealth of independent states.这三个共和国家决定组成一个独立国家联合体。
  2. He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
  3. 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。
  4. Dominion is a part of the British Commonwealth.自治领是英联邦的一个组成部分。
  5. The British Commonwealth of Nation includes several nations.英联邦包括好几个国家。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.他是艺术家协会的主席。
  2. India broke away from the Commonwealth in 1947.印度于1947年脱离了大英国协。
  3. Theaters were closed during the Commonwealth.在英国共和政体时期,剧场都关闭了。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
形容词+~
  • non-capitalist commonwealth非资本主义国家
  • the British C- of Nations英联邦
~+介词
  • the commonwealth of artists艺术家协会

经典引文

  • Writers on publick law have often called this aggregate of nations a commonwealth.

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