colonizationKK [ˏkɑlənɪˋzeʃən] /ˌkɑlənɪˈzeɪʃən/名詞1殖民、殖民統治、殖民化European colonization reshaped the region's borders and languages forever.歐洲的殖民永遠改變了該地區的疆界與語言。2拓殖、移居、開拓Several countries are already planning the colonization of Mars.已有幾個國家在規劃火星的拓殖計畫。3定殖、入侵生物The rapid colonization of the lake by invasive plants alarmed biologists.外來植物迅速在湖中定殖,令生物學家憂心。4移生、菌落定殖醫學Bacterial colonization of the wound delayed the patient's recovery.傷口的細菌移生延緩了病人的復原。