nation
英 [ˈneɪʃn]
美 [ˈneɪʃn]
n. 国家; 民族; 国民
复数：nations
Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.1177 / COCA.412
同义词辨析
countrykingdomnationrealmstate【导航词义：国家】
countryn. 国家
〔辨析〕
最普通用词，侧重指国土、疆域。
〔例证〕
China is a large country.
中国是一个幅员辽阔的国家。
Labour export is very common in developing countries.
劳务输出在发展中国家非常普遍。
中国是一个幅员辽阔的国家。
Labour export is very common in developing countries.
劳务输出在发展中国家非常普遍。
kingdomn. 王国
〔辨析〕
指由国王或女王统治的国家，或君主立宪的国家。
〔例证〕
The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
联合王国由大不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。
The king is the most important person in a kingdom.
国王是王国中最重要的人物。
联合王国由大不列颠和北爱尔兰组成。
The king is the most important person in a kingdom.
国王是王国中最重要的人物。
nationn. 国家
〔辨析〕
强调其民族、社会及经济结构。
〔例证〕
Greece is an independent nation.
希腊是一个独立国家。
New Zealand is an English speaking nation.
新西兰是一个讲英语的国家。
America is one of the world's leading industrial nations.
美国是世界上的主要工业国之一。
希腊是一个独立国家。
New Zealand is an English speaking nation.
新西兰是一个讲英语的国家。
America is one of the world's leading industrial nations.
美国是世界上的主要工业国之一。
realmn. 〈文或非正式〉王国
〔辨析〕
与 kingdom 基本同义，但多用于正式文体。
〔例证〕
the defence of the realm
王国的防卫
The king sought to expand his realm.
国王谋求扩大领土。
王国的防卫
The king sought to expand his realm.
国王谋求扩大领土。
staten. 国家，政府
〔辨析〕
侧重指被视为政治组织的国家，英国英语中尤指政府。
〔例证〕
an EU member state
欧盟成员国
Should railways be controlled by the state?
铁路应该由国家控制吗？
The state has set up a medical subsidy program for civil servants.
政府为公务员建立了医疗补助制度。
欧盟成员国
Should railways be controlled by the state?
铁路应该由国家控制吗？
The state has set up a medical subsidy program for civil servants.
政府为公务员建立了医疗补助制度。
racenationnationalitypeople【导航词义：种族，民族】
racen. 人种，种族
〔辨析〕
指根据肤色及其他外表特征划分的人群。
〔例证〕
It is often said that a person of mixed race is cleverer.
人们常说混血儿更聪明。
Students of all races can be found in this university.
各种族的学生在这所大学就读。
人们常说混血儿更聪明。
Students of all races can be found in this university.
各种族的学生在这所大学就读。
nationn. 民族，国民
〔辨析〕
指属于同一种族、使用同一种语言的人群；也指某一国的国民。
〔例证〕
Since the foundation of New China, the development of the Chinese nation has entered a new era.
自从新中国诞生，中华民族的发展就进入了一个新时代。
The entire nation was watching TV.
全国的人都在看电视。
自从新中国诞生，中华民族的发展就进入了一个新时代。
The entire nation was watching TV.
全国的人都在看电视。
nationalityn. 民族
〔辨析〕
指具有相同的语言、文化和历史并构成国家某一部分的人群。
〔例证〕
a university for nationalities
民族大学
The school has pupils of 15 different nationalities.
该校有来自15个不同民族的学生。
民族大学
The school has pupils of 15 different nationalities.
该校有来自15个不同民族的学生。
peoplen. 民族，人民
〔辨析〕
指属于同一国家、地区、种族等的人群。
〔例证〕
He pledged that he would always put the interest of the American people first.
他保证始终把美国人民的利益放在第一位。
This tradition comes from a people of northwestern Spain.
这个传统来源于西班牙西北部的一个民族。
The policy was widely supported by the peoples of Europe.
该政策得到了欧洲各民族的广泛支持。
他保证始终把美国人民的利益放在第一位。
This tradition comes from a people of northwestern Spain.
这个传统来源于西班牙西北部的一个民族。
The policy was widely supported by the peoples of Europe.
该政策得到了欧洲各民族的广泛支持。
牛津词典
noun
- 国家；民族
a country considered as a group of people with the same language, culture and history, who live in a particular area under one government- an independent nation
独立的国家 - the African nations
非洲各国
- an independent nation
- 国民
all the people in a country- The entire nation, it seemed, was watching TV.
好像全国的人都在看电视。
- The entire nation, it seemed, was watching TV.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 国家
Anationis an individual country considered together with its social and political structures.- Such policies would require unprecedented cooperation between nations...
这样的政策要求国家间进行空前的合作。 - The Arab nations agreed to meet in Baghdad.
阿拉伯各国同意在巴格达会晤。
- Such policies would require unprecedented cooperation between nations...
- N-SING 全体国民;国民
The nationis sometimes used to refer to all the people who live in a particular country.- It was a story that touched the nation's heart.
这是一个感动了全体国民的故事。
- It was a story that touched the nation's heart.
英英释义
noun
- the people who live in a nation or country
- a statement that sums up the nation's mood
- the news was announced to the nation
- the whole country worshipped him
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
- the state has elected a new president
- African nations
- students who had come to the nation's capitol
- the country's largest manufacturer
- an industrialized land
- a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes)
- the Shawnee nation
双语例句
- The nation's electronics industry made important strides this year to even up its balance of trade
该国的电子产业今年取得了重大进步，平衡了贸易差额。 - The nation wants peace; only a minority want the war to continue.
国家要和平，只有少数人要战争继续下去。 - It was a story that touched the nation's heart.
这是一个感动了全体国民的故事。 - The Chinese nation has reached a point where its very existence is at stake.
中华民族到了这生死存亡的关头。 - He helped energize and mobilize millions of people around the nation
他帮助激励和动员了全国数百万人。 - Britain's future as a leading industrial nation depends on investment.
作为一个主要工业国英国的未来要倚赖投资。 - To force this agreement on the nation is wrong.
把这份协定强加给这个国家是错误的。 - It is a young nation, still adolescing.
这是一个仍在成长中的年轻国家。 - The Arab nations agreed to meet in Baghdad.
阿拉伯各国同意在巴格达会晤。 - The whole nation had mourned the death of their great leader
举国向去世的伟大领袖表示了深深的哀悼。