republic ♦︎ kingdom ♦︎ empire ♦︎ union ♦︎ commonwealth ♦︎ federationThese are all words for countries with different types of government, or groups of countries that are linked politically.这些词均表示不同政体的国家,或政治上有联系的国家集团。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an independent republic / kingdom◆a democratic republic / federation◆an ancient kingdom / empire◆to rule (over) a republic / a kingdom / an empire◆to govern a republic / kingdom / federation◆to expand a kingdom / an empire◆to defend the republic / kingdom / empire◆to be part of an empire / a union / a commonwealth / a federation■republic [countable] a country that is governed by a president and politicians elected by the people and where there is no king or queen共和国;共和政体◆They have declared themselves an independent democratic republic.他们宣布自己是一个独立的民主共和国。ⓘ Republic is often used in the names of countries. * republic常用于国家名称◆There will be elections in the Czech Republic next month.捷克共和国将在下月选举。■kingdom [countable] a country ruled by a king or queen, or with a king or queen as the official head of state王国◆The reforms will affect all parts of the United Kingdom.这些改革将影响联合王国的所有地区。◆He ruled the ancient kingdom of Kaffa.他统治了古卡法王国。◆He was one of the most powerful landowners in the kingdom.他是王国中最有势力的地主之一。 see also king ⇨ king■empire [countable] a group of countries or states that are controlled by one ruler or government帝国◆These invasions almost led to the collapse of the Roman Empire.这些入侵几乎导致了罗马帝国的崩溃。◆The mighty empire finally crumbled.强大的帝国最终土崩瓦解。 see also emperor ⇨ king■union [countable] a group of states or countries that have the same central government or that agree to work together同盟;联盟;联邦ⓘ Union is often used in the names of countries or groups. * union常用于国家或联盟组织的名称◆the former Soviet Union前苏联◆a European Union country一个欧盟国家■commonwealth ( Commonwealth) ˈkɒmənwelθ; NAmEˈkɑːmənwelθ [countable, usually singular] an organization of countries that are politically or historically connected(政治或历史上有关联的)国家联合体◆We want to create a commonwealth of democratic, self-governing countries.我们希望创造一个民主、自治的国家联合体。ⓘ The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that used to be part of the British Empire. * the Commonwealth指由英国和大多数曾经隶属于大英帝国的国家组成的英联邦◆There is an annual meeting of Commonwealth heads of government.英联邦政府首脑每年召开会议。Commonwealth is also used in the official names of, and to refer to, some states of the US (Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia). * commonwealth亦用于美国肯塔基、马萨诸塞、宾夕法尼亚和弗吉尼亚几个州的正式名称中,或用来指称这些州◆the Commonwealth of Virginia弗吉尼亚州In American English, commonwealth can also refer to an independent country that is strongly connected to the US.在美式英语中,commonwealth也可指称与美国关系密切的自由邦◆Puerto Rico remains a US commonwealth.波多黎各至今仍然是美国的一个自由邦。■federationˌfedəˈreɪʃn [countable] a country consisting of a group of individual states that have control over their own affairs but are controlled by a central government for national decisions联邦◆Australia is a federation of six states and several territories.澳大利亚是由六个州和几个地区组成的联邦。◆the Russian Federation俄罗斯联邦