The Dominions was an old British name, no longer used in ordinary talk, for countries such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand in the early twentieth century. Those places already had their own governments, but they still belonged to the British Empire: the same king, and Britain still spoke for them in some world affairs.

The DominionsThe Dominions was an old British name是一個舊時的英國稱呼，no longer used in ordinary talk現在日常對話已經不用了，for countries such as Australia, Canada, and New Zealand用來稱呼像澳洲、加拿大、紐西蘭這些國家，in the early twentieth century在二十世紀初。Those places already had their own governments這些地方當時已經有自己的政府，but不過 they still belonged to the British Empire仍然屬於大英帝國：the same king同一個國王，and而 Britain still spoke for them in some world affairs英國在某些國際事務上仍代表他們發言。

You will meet the word in history books, old newspapers, and war memorials — 'soldiers from the Dominions' — not in today's politics. Canada and Australia do not call themselves Dominions now.

You will meet the word你會在…遇到這個字：in history books, old newspapers, and war memorials歷史書、舊報紙和戰爭紀念碑上——'soldiers from the Dominions'「來自 Dominions 的士兵」——not in today's politics而不是在今天的政治裡。Canada and Australia加拿大和澳洲 do not call themselves Dominions now現在不會自稱 Dominions。

Britain also used the same old label for a few other places, such as South Africa, but the learner's sense you are studying points first at Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. It is a capital-D history name, not the everyday word dominion for 'power over a place'.

Britain also used the same old label英國也用同樣這個舊稱呼，for a few other places, such as South Africa來稱呼其他幾個地方，像是南非，but不過 the learner's sense you are studying points first at Australia, Canada, and New Zealand你在學的這個意思，首先指的是澳洲、加拿大和紐西蘭。It is a capital-D history name它是大寫 D 開頭的歷史名稱，not the everyday word dominion for 'power over a place'而不是日常那個表示『對某地的統治權』的 dominion。