mother country

美 [ˈmʌðər kʌntri]英 [ˈmʌðə kʌntri]
  • n.祖国;(控制别国的)母国

复数: mother countries

mother countrymother country

noun

1

祖国
the country where you or your family were born and which you feel a strong emotional connection with

2

(控制别国的)母国
the country that controls or used to control the government of another country

mother country

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 祖国
    Someone's mother country is the country in which they or their ancestors were born and to which they still feel emotionally linked, even if they live somewhere else.

    Dr Kengerli looks to Turkey as his mother country.

    肯戈理博士视土耳其为自己的祖国。

  • 2
    N-SING (控制别国的)母国;宗主国
    If you refer to the mother country of a particular state or country, you are referring to the very powerful country that used to control its affairs.

    Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, had no colonial conflict with the mother country.

    澳大利亚、新西兰和加拿大跟它们的宗主国不曾有殖民冲突。

noun

1
the country where you were born
Synonym: fatherland homeland motherland country of origin native land

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  1. Dr Kengerli looks to Turkey as his mother country .

    肯戈理博士视土耳其为自己的祖国。

  2. Patriotism implies a love for one 's mother country .

    爱国主义是指着人们对祖国的热爱。

  3. Australia , New Zealand , and Canada , had no colonial conflict with the mother country .

    澳大利亚、新西兰和加拿大跟它们的宗主国不曾有殖民冲突。

  4. This island is a colony ; however , in most matters , it is autonomous and receives no orders from the mother country .

    那个岛是个殖民地,然而在大多数问题上它享有自治权,可以不接受宗主国的命令。

  5. Economic Analysis of the Relation Between Multinationals and Industrial Development in the Mother Country

    跨国公司与母国产业升级的经济分析

  6. On the Economic Effect of FDI to the Host Country and the Mother Country

    试论FDI对资本输入国和资本输出国经济的影响

  7. Her love for the mother country is deeply rooted .

    她对祖国的爱坚贞不移。

  8. England is not my mother country , but English is my mother tongue .

    英国不是我的祖国,但英语却是我的母语。

  9. I am proud of the deep and continuous developing civilization of my mother country .

    我引以自傲的是,祖国源远流长,迄今犹自欣欣向荣的文明。

  10. He would have gone through fire and water for his mother country he loved so much .

    为着他所热受的祖国,他赴汤蹈火在所不辞。

  11. The British colonies took up arms for independence against the mother country .

    英国殖民地为了捍卫它们的独立,武装起来反对宗主国。

  12. Thus our family should bear in mind who we are and where our ancient mother country is .

    所以我们的家人要记住,我们是谁?我们的古老祖国在哪里?

  13. The mother country of so many argentines .

    那是无数阿根廷人的祖国。

  14. Compared positive with negative , vindicate mother country gather into one with Attic faith .

    正反比较,坚定维护祖国统一信念;

  15. Though far away from their mother country , their celebrations are just as authentically Chinese .

    虽然远离祖国,他们的庆祝活动也同样原汁原味中国味。

  16. This empirical study analyzes influencing factors of service FDI locating selection under interaction between host country and mother country .

    这个分析是研究母国和东道国的相互作用下服务业对外直接投资的区位选择的影响因素。

  17. Smith thought that the mother country could not benefit from the colony , which were burdens .

    他认为,殖民地是母国的负担,对母国没有益处,主张放弃对殖民地的贸易垄断;

  18. China is the recognized soybean mother country and owns the most plenty of soybean genetic resources in the World .

    大豆起源于中国,中国是世界上大豆遗传资源最为丰富的国家,也曾经是世界上最主要的大豆生产国和出口国。

  19. Analysis of the Influence of British Rule Policy to the Development of the North American and the Evolution of Relations with Its Mother Country

    试析英国统治政策对北美殖民地发展及其与母国关系演化的影响

  20. They must love their parents , then love others , love people , love mother country and love all of the beautiful things .

    爱父母是培养孩子爱心的出发点,然后发展到爱他人、爱人民、爱祖国、爱社会生活中一切真善美的事物。

  21. The development of national area is significant to vindicate mother country 's unification , social stabilization and realize countrywide modernization .

    民族地区的发展对维护祖国统一和社会稳定、实现全国的现代化有着至关重要的作用。

  22. Xi ' an is an important mother country of china civilization , a famous tour city of world , and a main civilized capital .

    西安是中华文明的重要发源地,世界闻名的旅游城市,我国重要的文化古都。

  23. The enumeration of certain products requiring direct shipment to England suggests their special importance from the perspective of the mother country .

    列出须直接运到英国的商品清单说明这些商品对于母国来说特别重要。

  24. In the 17th and 18th centuries , millions of Englishmen left their mother country for North America .

    在十七和十八世纪时,有好几百万的英国人离开祖国移民至北美洲。

  25. In my experience they have a very different idea of own nationality , compared with their parents who spent their formative years in the mother country .

    在我的经验中他们对自己的国籍与在原籍生活过的父母相比有非常不同的看法。

  26. The other problem with Mexicans is that they retained ties to the mother country . Or , at least , some did .

    墨西哥人尚存在这样一个问题,那就是他们与其祖国依然存在千丝万缕的联系,或者至少某一些人是如此。

  27. While I devoted my whole life to study fundamental science , I also consider promotion of science , especially for my mother country , to be a responsibility of my life .

    我虽然毕生研究基础科学,但亦以推广、普及科学为己任,对与祖国有关的工作,尤其珍惜。

  28. The income of foreign investor should pay tax not only to host county , but also to the mother country , which unavoidably leads to international double taxation .

    外国投资者在资本输入国投资获得的所得既需要在东道国纳税,对其母国也要承担纳税义务,不可避免地出现国际重复征税问题。

  29. In the image of the Byzantium Empire , Yeats expressed his wish for his mother country Ireland and disclosed his aristocratic ideal .

    借助拜占庭这面镜像,叶芝实现了对诗人本身和祖国爱尔兰进行言说的最终目的。

  30. Canada was still regarded in London as a dominion which would always come to the aid of the mother country without asking too many questions , but times had changed .

    伦敦仍把加拿大看作其自治领地,对援助母国会不加疑问,招之即来,然而时代已经变了。