1. | 英联邦(由英国和其他大多数曾经隶属于大英帝国的国家组成)an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and other countries, including most of the countries that used to be part of the British Empire |
a member of the Commonwealth 英联邦成员国 | |
Commonwealth countries 英联邦国家 |
2. | (用于美国肯塔基、马萨诸塞、宾夕法尼亚和弗吉尼亚四州的正式名称中)州used in the official names of, and to refer to, some states of the US (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia) |
the Commonwealth of Virginia 弗吉尼亚州 | |
The city and the Commonwealth have lost a great leader. 这座城市和这个州失去了一位伟大的领袖。 |
3. | (与美国联系紧密的)自治政区an independent country that is strongly connected to the US |
Puerto Rico remains a US commonwealth, not a state. 波多黎各至今仍然是美国的一个自治政区,而不是一个州。 |
4. | (用于某些政治上相互有联系的国家集团的名称)联合体used in the names of some groups of countries or states that have chosen to be politically linked with each other |
the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) 独立国家联合体(独联体) |