单词 | client state |
释义 | > as lemmasclient state client state n. a country which is dependent on another country for military, political, or economic support. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > territory governed by a ruler or state > dependent dependency1684 client state1803 client1875 overseas territory1900 1803 T. Pownall Memorial to Sovereigns of Europe & Atlantic 41 France.., with its dependent client states, with its subordinate unequal allies, holding dominion over all Europe. 1869 J. Lord Anc. States & Empires iii. xxxvi. 502 Numidia was not converted into a Roman province, but into a client State. 1955 A. L. Rowse Expansion of Elizabethan Eng. ix. 334 The insecurity of the client-state of an enemy on the Border. 1991 Maclean's 17 June 46/3 Without an independent defence policy, we will..become one of those wispy client-states. 2012 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 Sept. 83/2 China could produce..second-rate airplanes that will only sell among captive customers at home or client states abroad. < as lemmas |
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