1. N-PROPER The commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule. 英聯(lián)邦

...the Asian, Caribbean and African members of the commonwealth. …英聯(lián)邦在亞洲、加勒比海和非洲的成員國(guó)。

2. N-IN-NAMES Commonwealth is used in the official names of some countries, groups of countries, or parts of countries. 聯(lián)邦

...the Commonwealth of Australia. …澳大利亞聯(lián)邦。