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do·min·ionBrE /dəˈmɪniən/NAmE /dəˈmɪniən/ noun [U] ~ (over sb/sth) (literary) authority to rule; control 统治(权);管辖;支配◆Man has dominion over the natural world. 人类拥有对自然界的统治权。◆Soon the whole country was under his sole dominion. 不久,他便独揽了整个国家的大权。 [C] (formal) an area controlled by one ruler 领土;版图◆the vast dominions of the Roman Empire 罗马帝国的辽阔疆域 (often Dominion) [C] (in the past 旧时) any of the countries of the British Commonwealth that had their own government (英联邦)自治领 ➡ compare colony, protectorate (1) |