colonial

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/    /kəˈloʊ.njəl/|/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person from a country that is or was controlled by another.
    — None of them are, so to speak, idle men. Many of them are emigrants, not of the soil born and bred colonials.
  2. A house that is built in a style reminiscent of the period of the colonization of New England. US
  3. A coin or postage stamp issued by a colony.
    — This simple soul, who possesses a talent not inferior to that of Cavino at his best, has for many years turned his hand to the not unprofitable occupation of forging rare Greek and Roman coins. As a collector and student of certain Greek colonials and a specialist in forgeries I have been familiar with Stelli's workmanship for years.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to a colony.
  2. Of or pertaining to a period when a country or territory was a colony.
    — From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.
  3. Of or pertaining to the ideals of colonialism.
  4. Of or relating to the original Thirteen Colonies of the USA. US
  5. Of or relating to the style of architecture prevalent at about the time of the Revolution. US
  6. Tending to form colonies (especially of cells).

词形变化

more colonial comparative most colonial superlative colonials plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti
Proto-Italic *kʷelō
Latin colō
Latin colōnus
Latin colōniader.
Middle English colane
English colony
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English colonial
From colony + -al.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷélh₁-e-ti
Proto-Italic *kʷelō
Latin colō
Latin colōnus
Latin colōniader.
Middle English colane
English colony
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.

Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.

Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English colonial
From colony + -al.
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