| [/ˈkɔmənwelθ; ˋkɑmənˏwɛlθ/] n 用法:
1 [C] (a) independent State or community 独立的国家或团体、 集体:
measures for the good of the commonwealth 有利於集体的措施.
(b) group of States that have chosen to be politically linked （政治上相结合的国家组成的）集团:
the Commonwealth of Australia 澳大利亚联邦. 用法:
2 the Commonwealth [sing] the association consisting of the UK and various independent States (previously subject to Britain) and dependencies 英联邦（由联合王国及原所辖的自治省和属地组成的联邦）. |