In 1892 , the gilbert islands became a british protectorate together with the nearby ellice islands .

在1892年，吉尔伯特群岛（gilbertislands）与附近的埃利斯群岛（elliceislands）共同成为英国的保护国。

In the language of imperial statecraft , it became a " veiled protectorate . "

在帝国治国的语言，已成为一种“含蓄的保护。”

Many will try to emulate hong kong , which though once again a chinese city rather than a british protectorate , still largely defines itself through its differences with the mainland . What if all china 's supercities start acting that way ?

有些城市甚至要试图追赶香港虽然已经不再是英属保护地，而是再次投进中国怀抱，但它依然保留自己固有本色如果中国所有超级大城市都要这么做，结果会是怎么样？

Korea is made a protectorate of japan .

韩国被列为日本之保护国。

With this insurance policy , assad could hang on as a warlord presiding over an iranian and russian protectorate on the mediterranean .

有了这种保障，阿萨德可以作为一个军阀继续他的统治，管理一个地中海沿岸的伊朗和俄罗斯保护国。