名詞 dominion:

1. dominance or power through legal authority
   同義詞：rule
2. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
   同義詞：district, territory, territorial dominion
3. one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

1. European powers no longer rule over great overseas dominions.
   歐洲列強不再統(tǒng)治大塊海外領土了。
2. Dominion or rule, especially the British rule over India(1757-1947).
   主權，統(tǒng)治管轄或統(tǒng)治，尤指英國對印度的統(tǒng)治(1757－1947年)
3. The colonists were finally freed from the dominion of the oppressors.
   殖民地人民終于擺脫了壓迫者的統(tǒng)治。

do.min.ion

n.Abbr. dom.（名詞）縮寫 dom.
Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
統(tǒng)治：統(tǒng)治，管轄；主權：
例句：
.The devil . . . has their souls in his possession, and under his dominion.(Jonathan Edwards)
.魔鬼占有了他們的靈魂，使他們受魔鬼驅遣.(喬納森·愛德華)

A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
領域：領土，版圖；領域
Often Dominion One of the self-governing nations within the British Commonwealth.
常作 Dominion 英聯(lián)邦自治領域
dominions Theology See domination
dominions 【神學】 參見 domination

來源：
Middle English dominioun
中古英語 dominioun
from Old French dominion
源自 古法語 dominion
from Medieval Latin dominiô dominion-
源自 中世紀拉丁語 dominiô dominion-
from Latin dominium [property]
源自 拉丁語 dominium [財產(chǎn)]
from dominus [lord] * see dem-
源自 dominus [君主] *參見 dem-