Mother country
01
母国, 原籍国
the country from which a colony or former colony originated or was controlled
语法信息
有生性状态
抽象
形态构成
复合词
可数
singular
not gender specific
复数形式
mother countries
例子
The colony sought independence from the mother country.
殖民地寻求从母国独立。
02
祖国, 母国
a country that is considered the origin or homeland of a person
例子
He always dreamed of returning to his mother country, Italy.
他一直梦想着回到他的祖国，意大利。
