| [/kəˈləunɪəl; kəˋlonɪəl/] adj [esp attrib 尤作定语] 用法:
1 of, relating to or possessing a colony(1a) or colonies 殖民地的; 占有殖民地的:
France was once a colonial power. 法国一度是占有殖民地的强国. *
Kenya was under (British) colonial rule for many years. 肯尼亚曾多年受（英国）殖民统治. 用法:
2 (esp US) in a style of architecture typical of a colony, esp that used in the British colonies in N America in the 17th and 18th centuries 典型的殖民地建筑风格的（尤指於17和18世纪在北美的英国殖民地所采用的）:
colonial residences in New England 在新英格兰的有殖民地建筑风格的住宅 *
a colonial-style ranch 殖民地建筑式的大牧场. colonial 2
n person living in a colony who is not a member of the native population 住在殖民地而非土著的人. |