| 释义 |
ob·last
\ˈäˌblȧst, ˈȯˌ-\ noun
(plural oblasts \-sts\ ; also oblasti \-stē\)
Etymology: Russian oblast' province, oblast, from Old Slavic, from ob- (from ob to, on) + -vlast' dominion, government; akin to Latin ob to, before, against and to Lithuanian veldėti to rule — more at epi-, wield
: a governmental subdivision of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics corresponding to an autonomous province or state |