colonization
🇺🇸 /ˌkɑlənɪˈzeɪʃən/
📖 释义
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noun
殖民; 定殖; 菌群定植
🔗 详情
词形变化
不可数
常用搭配
colonization ofspace colonizationEuropean colonizationcolonization effortswave of colonizationperiod of colonization
派生词
colonizecolonizercolonialcolonialismcolonycolonistdecolonizationrecolonizationcolonized
同义词
settlementoccupationannexationexpansionsubjugation
反义词
decolonizationliberationindependence
易混淆词
colonialism
EN: 'Colonialism' refers to the ideology, policy, or system of maintaining colonies; 'colonization' refers to the act or process of establishing colonies.
zh: ‘殖民主义’指维持殖民地的意识形态、政策或制度;‘殖民化’指建立殖民地的行为或过程。
colonisation
EN: 'Colonisation' is simply the British English spelling variant using 's' instead of 'z'; the meaning is identical.
zh: ‘Colonisation’只是英式英语中使用‘s’而非‘z’的拼写变体;含义完全相同。
拼写提示
EN: American English uses 'colonization' (with 'z'), while British English uses 'colonisation' (with 's'). Both are correct in their respective varieties.
zh: 美式英语使用‘colonization’(带‘z’),而英式英语使用‘colonisation’(带‘s’)。两者在各自的变体中都是正确的。
💬 例句
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The colonization of the Americas by European powers began in the late 15th century.
欧洲列强对美洲的殖民始于15世纪末。
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The colonization of the volcanic island by plant species took several decades.
植物物种对该火山岛的定殖花了数十年时间。
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Bacterial colonization of the wound was detected before infection set in.
在感染发生之前,检测到伤口存在细菌定植。