n. 1.统治权,主权,支配;管辖 (over); 【法律】所有权。 2.〔常pl.〕 疆土,领土,版图;领地。 3.〔D-〕 (英帝国的)自治领;加拿大。 短语和例子 have [hold, exercise] dominion over 具有对…的支配权,对…使行使统治权。 the overseas dominions 海外领地。 D- Day 加拿大自治纪念日〔七月一日〕。 D- of Canada 加拿大自治领〔俗简称 the D-〕。 D- Parliament 加拿大议会。 the Old D- 〔美国〕 Virginia 州的通称。
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes 同义词:district, territory, territorial dominion,
dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar" 同义词:rule,
DominionsMerriam Webster's Dictionary (based on Collegiate vol., 11th ed.
例句与用法
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We seek no dominion over our fellow man . 我们不是企图统辖我们的同胞。
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Sublime is the dominion of the mind over the body . 精神对肉体的制约是至高无尚的。
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If there be no contract, the dominion is in the mother . 如果没有定立契约,那管辖权就属于母亲。
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It is a stupid and barbarous way to extend dominion by arms . 武力不过是主权扩张的一种愚蠢而野蛮的方式。
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I struggled to reason off the nervousness which had dominion over me . 我竭力想打消揪住我心头的紧张情绪。
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Both begrudge any other kind of dominion held by man over man . 两人都抱怨人对人所保有的任何其他形式的统治。
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The irish free state came into being as a british dominion in 1922 . 1922年爱尔兰自由国家成为不列颠的一个自治领。
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The king sent messengers to every town, village and hamlet in his dominions . 国王派使者到国内每一个市镇,村落和山庄。
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Darkness and decay and the red death held illimitable dominion over all . 黑暗之神、腐烂之神和红色死神以不可抗拒的力量统治一切。
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In the affluent society, the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion . 在富裕社会里,当局几乎无需证明其统治之合理。