请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 commonwealth
释义

commonwealth /komˈən-welth/

noun
  1. The public or whole body of the people
  2. A group of states united by a common interest or joint history, such as the British Commonwealth
  3. A form of government in which the power rests with the people, esp that in England after the overthrow of Charles I
  4. A state or dominion, esp applied to the Australian federation and certain states of America
  5. The common good, welfare of the community (archaic)
ORIGIN: See wealth

Commonwealth Day noun

The second Monday in March, formerly kept as a day of celebration in the British Commonwealth

commˈonwealth'sman or commˈonwealthsman noun (obsolete)

  1. A (good) citizen
  2. An adherent of Cromwell's Commonwealth

随便看

 

英语词典包含305067条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/22 18:04:02