A mandated country — more often a mandated territory — has been placed under another country’s control by an official international decision, not by a normal vote of the people who live there. This is mainly a history word.

A mandated country一個mandated（受委任統治）的國家——more often比較常說是 a mandated territory受委任統治的領土——has been placed under已經被放到 another country's control另一個國家的控制之下 by an official international decision是靠一個正式的國際決議，not by由不是靠 a normal vote當地居民的正常投票 of the people who live there。This這個字 is mainly a history word主要是個歷史用語。

After the First World War, the League of Nations gave some lands of the old empires to other countries to run; those lands were mandated territories, and the power in charge held a mandate.

After the First World War一戰之後，the League of Nations國際聯盟 gave把 some lands of the old empires一些舊帝國的土地 to other countries to run交給其他國家去管理；those lands這些土地 were mandated territories就叫做mandated territories（委任統治地），and the power in charge而負責管理的那個國家 held a mandate就握有mandate（委任權）。

The idea on paper was care and guidance; in practice it often looked a lot like taking the place. You will meet this in textbooks about the early twentieth century, not in everyday talk about today’s countries.

The idea on paper紙面上的理念 was care and guidance是照顧和引導；in practice但實際上 it often looked a lot like taking the place常常很像是把地方接管過去。You你 will meet this會在 in textbooks教科書裡碰到這個字，about the early twentieth century講二十世紀初的內容時，not in everyday talk而不是在日常談話裡 about today's countries講今天的國家時。