1690s in reference to the government by the Cromwells; 1795 as "occupied territory of another nation," from protector + -ate (1). Meaning "state or territory (usually tribal) placed under the protection of a major power" is from 1860.
雙語例句
1. In 1914 the country became a British protectorate.
1914年，該國成為英國的保護國。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He had been Governor of a British Protectorate.
他做過英國保護領(lǐng)地的總督.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Athens, with the rest of Greece, was at that time a protectorate of Macedonia.
當時的雅典乃至整個希臘都處于馬其頓的控制下.
來自英漢非文學 - 文明史
4. Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
1912年,西班牙宣布其成為摩洛哥北岸地區(qū)的保護國.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. A protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation.