colonisation
colonisation — 名詞
1. The action of one country sending its citizens to settle in another country, tak
殖民統治
一國派人進占並治理他國的行為
The action of one country sending its citizens to settle in another country, taking over its land and ruling its people, often by force.
The colonisation of Brazil by Portugal began in the early sixteenth century.
葡萄牙對巴西的殖民始於十六世紀初。
pattern: the colonisation of + place
Léa wrote her thesis on the long-term effects of European colonisation in West Africa.
Léa 的論文研究歐洲殖民對西非長期造成的影響。
Many indigenous languages have struggled to survive since the colonisation of the Americas.
自從美洲遭到殖民以來，許多原住民語言一直難以延續下去。
The museum's new exhibition examines British colonisation through letters, maps, and personal objects.
博物館的新展覽透過信件、地圖和個人物品來檢視英國的殖民歷史。
- imperialism
broader; covers political and economic dominance even without settlers
- colonialism
the system or ideology behind colonisation; colonisation is the act itself
- occupation
usually shorter and military; colonisation suggests long-term settling
- decolonisation
the reversal: colonies regaining independence
- independence
the resulting state for the formerly ruled territory
文法句型
the colonisation of + place
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and followed by 'of + country' to name the territory taken. The American spelling is 'colonization'. Often pairs with negative or critical evaluation; modern academic writing rarely uses it as a neutral term.
常見錯誤
2. The process by which animals, plants, or tiny living things move into a new plac
定殖
生物進入新棲地並繁衍的過程
The process by which animals, plants, or tiny living things move into a new place and begin to live, grow, and multiply there.
Soraya studied the rapid colonisation of the lava field by hardy pioneer plants.
Soraya 研究了先驅植物在熔岩地上迅速定殖的情形。
pattern: colonisation of + habitat
Bacterial colonisation of the wound had to be controlled before surgery could continue.
傷口上的細菌群集必須先控制下來，手術才能繼續進行。
domain: medicine; collocation: bacterial colonisation
Climate change is allowing the colonisation of British waters by warmer-sea fish species.
氣候變遷讓暖海魚類得以在英國海域逐漸群集生長。
Esteban observed slow moss colonisation on the granite boulders behind the cabin.
Esteban 觀察到木屋後方花崗岩巨石上苔蘚緩慢地群集生長。
- infestation
negative; suggests harmful or unwanted organisms
- settlement
more general; less common in biology
- extinction
the disappearance of a species from an area
- eradication
deliberate removal of organisms from a place
文法句型
colonisation of + habitat
用法筆記
Always uncountable. Common in ecology and microbiology, where the subject is usually 'bacterial', 'fungal', 'plant', or 'animal' colonisation. Distinguish from sense 1 by what is doing the settling: humans → sense 1; non-humans → sense 2.