A protectorate is a country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful country.
例句
In 1914 the country became a British protectorate.1914年，該國(guó)成為英國(guó)的保護(hù)國(guó)。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
受保護(hù)國(guó);受保護(hù)領(lǐng)地
He had been Governor of a British Protectorate.他做過(guò)英國(guó)保護(hù)領(lǐng)地的總督。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty