英语词汇“metropole”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

metropole

/ˈmɛtrəpəʊl

noun

The parent state of a colony: it was to be the function of the colonies to cater to the needs of the metropole...

Alexander often confuses mother country with the metropole.
Many writers have believed, however, that the modern European empires did involve such a systematic robbing of colonies to enrich the metropole.
In other words, in the new dispensation, Palestinians would be like immigrants to a wealthy metropole rather than nationals of a poor third-world country.

Late 15th century: from Old French metropole, based on Greek mētēr, mētr- 'mother' + polis 'city' (see metropolis).

单词	metropole
释义	metropole /ˈmɛtrəpəʊl / noun The parent state of a colony: it was to be the function of the colonies to cater to the needs of the metropole... Alexander often confuses mother country with the metropole. Many writers have believed, however, that the modern European empires did involve such a systematic robbing of colonies to enrich the metropole. In other words, in the new dispensation, Palestinians would be like immigrants to a wealthy metropole rather than nationals of a poor third-world country. Origin Late 15th century: from Old French metropole, based on Greek mētēr, mētr- 'mother' + polis 'city' (see metropolis).
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