柯林斯詞典protectorate /pr??t?kt?r?t/ (protectorates) 1. N-COUNT A protectorate is a country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful country. 受保護(hù)國 In 1914 the country became a British protectorate. 該國於1914年成爲(wèi)英國的保護(hù)國。 返回 protectorate劍橋詞典a country that is generally controlled and defended by a more powerful country 保護(hù)國 返回 protectorate