1N-PROPER 英联邦The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule. 英联邦
2N-IN-NAMES 联邦,联合体(用于正式名称中)Commonwealth is used in the official names of some countries, groups of countries, or parts of countries. 联邦,联合体(用于正式名称中)
...the Commonwealth of Australia. [+ of]
澳大利亚联邦
...the Commonwealth of Independent States, which replaced the Soviet Union. [+ of]
取代了苏联的独立国家联合体
3N-SING [usually NOUNof n](关系友好、有共同点的国家组成的)团体 If you refer to a commonwealth of nations, you are referring to a group of countries who are friendly towards each other and have something in common. (关系友好、有共同点的国家组成的)团体 [formal]
...a commonwealth of nations without economic borders.