colonial
gb/kəlˈoʊniəl/ us/kəlˈoʊniəl/
B2
อังกฤษ
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
adjective
B2
property
1
relating to colonies and colonialism
connected to a country controlling other lands (colonies).
รูปแบบการใช้:
colonial + [rule/power/policy/administration/legacy]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Do not use colonial to mean simply 'old' or 'traditional' unless it clearly refers to the colonial period or style.
คำพ้องความหมาย
imperial (Broader; can refer to any empire, not only colonies.)
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imperialist (Often more critical, emphasizing exploitation or aggressive expansion.)
คำตรงข้าม
independent (Not controlled as a colony; self-governing.)
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sovereign (Having full political power over itself.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
colonial rule
|colonial power
|colonial expansion
|colonial empire
|colonial authorities
|colonial policy
|colonial administration
|colonial oppression
|colonial legacy
|colonial conquest
หัวข้อ
history
|politics
|government
|society
ตัวอย่าง
- The museum’s new exhibit examines colonial rule and its long-term effects on local communities.
- The book traces the country’s colonial policies across three centuries.
- Activists criticized the company for repeating colonial patterns of resource extraction.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The country has a colonial past.
- They studied colonial history in class.
adjective
B2
property
2
from the time of colonization
from the time when a place was a colony.
รูปแบบการใช้:
colonial + [period/era/settlement/town/records]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Colonial usually refers to a specific historical period; it does not mean simply 'ancient' or 'very old'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
historic (Broader; not limited to the colonial period.)
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early (Vaguer; can mean early in any timeline, not specifically colonial.)
คำตรงข้าม
modern (Belonging to the present time rather than an earlier historical period.)
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contemporary (Of the current time.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
colonial period
|colonial era
|colonial history
|colonial settlement
|colonial records
|colonial archives
|colonial society
|colonial town
|colonial America
|colonial India
หัวข้อ
history
|culture
|places
ตัวอย่าง
- They found colonial records describing the first years of the settlement.
- The tour takes visitors through colonial neighborhoods and old trading ports.
- Several colonial documents were preserved in the national archives.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- This building is from the colonial period.
- We saw colonial maps in the library.
adjective
C1
property
3
in a colonial architectural style
describing a traditional house or design style from colonial times.
รูปแบบการใช้:
colonial + [house/architecture/style/furniture]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
This sense is about a design style; it is different from colonial meaning political control.
คำพ้องความหมาย
traditional (Broader; not tied to the colonial period.)
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period (General term for a historical style, not necessarily colonial.)
คำตรงข้าม
modernist (Associated with modern design rather than historical styles.)
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contemporary (Of current design trends.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
colonial architecture
|colonial house
|colonial-style home
|colonial furniture
|colonial decor
|Colonial Revival
|Dutch Colonial
|Spanish Colonial
|colonial design
|colonial facade
หัวข้อ
architecture
|design
|home
ตัวอย่าง
- They bought a colonial house with symmetrical windows and a central doorway.
- The restaurant is decorated in a colonial style with dark wood and simple lines.
- Her living room mixes colonial furniture with modern lighting.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- They live in a colonial-style house.
- I like colonial furniture.
คำนาม
C1
role
4
a person from a colony
a person who lived in a colony.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a colonial; the colonials
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
In modern writing, colonist is often more common than colonial for this meaning.
คำพ้องความหมาย
colonist (More common and more neutral in modern usage.)
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settler (More general; does not necessarily imply colonial rule.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
American colonials
|British colonials
|the colonials
|colonial settlers
|wealthy colonials
|colonials and natives
หัวข้อ
history
|people
|politics
ตัวอย่าง
- The film follows a group of colonials as tensions rise before the war.
- Some colonials supported independence, while others remained loyal to the crown.
- The diary gives a vivid picture of daily life for colonials on the frontier.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The colonials wanted more rights.
- A colonial lived in a colony.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
colonial
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GB/kəlˈoʊniəl/
US/kəlˈoʊniəl/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
co - lo - ni - al (4 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lo)
รูปคำ
Adjective
- Base: colonial
Noun
- Base: colonial
- Plural: colonials
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
colonials
noun
Core family
Related words
colonizer
noun
colonialist
noun
Negative and opposite forms
anticolonial
adjective
decolonize
verb
decolonization
noun
Advanced or less common
postcolonial
adjective
neocolonial
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
colonial era
1/kəlˈoʊniəl ˈɛɹə/
fixed phrase
the time of colonial control
the time when a place was a colony.
ตัวอย่าง
- Many borders were drawn during the colonial era.
- The exhibit focuses on trade routes from the colonial era.
- Some of the city’s oldest streets date back to the colonial era.
colonial power
1/kəlˈoʊniəl pˈaʊɚ/
fixed phrase
a country that has colonies
a strong country that controls colonies.
ตัวอย่าง
- Several colonial powers competed for influence in the region.
- The treaty reduced the colonial power’s control over local resources.
- The island was ruled by a colonial power for generations.
colonial revival
1/kəlˈoʊniəl ɹɪvˈaɪvəl/
fixed phrase
a colonial-inspired design movement
a style that copies colonial-era design.
ตัวอย่าง
- Their home is a classic Colonial Revival with a columned porch.
- The neighborhood has many Colonial Revival houses built in the early 1900s.
- The architect specialized in Colonial Revival design.
colonial rule
1/kəlˈoʊniəl ɹˈul/
fixed phrase
government by a foreign power
when another country controls and governs a place.
ตัวอย่าง
- The region remained under colonial rule for nearly a century.
- The novel describes resistance movements that formed during colonial rule.
- After the end of colonial rule, the country faced major economic challenges.
colonial-style
1/kəlˈoʊniəl stˈaɪl/
fixed phrase
in a colonial design style
made in an old colonial design style.
ตัวอย่าง
- They renovated the kitchen but kept the colonial-style cabinets.
- The hotel has colonial-style rooms with wooden shutters.
- She prefers colonial-style furniture to minimalist designs.