dominion
UK/dә'minjәn/US
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Definitions
n.
Sovereign authority or control over a territory or people.
统治权，主权；支配。
n.
A territory or realm under a single ruler or government.
领土，版图；自治领。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddomin (master, lord) + -ion (state, act) = "the state of being lord over." From Latin dominium, a lord's authority. Dominion names both the power a ruler holds and the land that power covers.
Root dom still carries 40 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.hold dominion over统治……
- 2.have dominion over对……拥有支配权
- 3.exercise dominion行使统治权
Example Sentences
- 1.
The empire held dominion over half the known world.
- 2.
Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867.
- 3.
They believed humans were given dominion over nature.