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.
实用例句
1. In 1914 the country became a British protectorate.
1914年，该国成为英国的保护国。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He had been Governor of a British Protectorate.
他做过英国保护领地的总督.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Athens, with the rest of Greece, was at that time a protectorate of Macedonia.
当时的雅典乃至整个希腊都处于马其顿的控制下.
来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
4. Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
1912年,西班牙宣布其成为摩洛哥北岸地区的保护国.
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5. A protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation.
