colonies 是 colony 的複數colonyKK [ˋkɑləni] /ˈkɑləni/名詞1殖民地The island was a British colony until the middle of the last century.這座島嶼直到上個世紀中葉都還是英國的殖民地。2僑民、移民團體A small colony of foreign workers has settled in the port city.一小群外籍勞工僑民已在這座港市定居下來。3群體、群落生物An ant colony can contain hundreds of thousands of workers.一個蟻群可以容納數十萬隻工蟻。4菌落、菌叢醫學Bacterial colonies appeared on the plate after two days.兩天後培養皿上出現了細菌菌落。5聚居區、聚落The old fishing village has become an artists' colony.這座老漁村已變成藝術家的聚居區。