To decolonize a place is to stop it being a colony and let it stand as its own country. Governments decolonize; it is a political act, often slow, with laws, talks, and a change of who holds power.

To decolonize a place is to stop it being a colony讓一個地方decolonize，就是讓它不再是殖民地，and let it stand as its own country讓它成為自己的國家。Governments decolonize政府會進行decolonize；it is a political act它是個政治行動，often slow常常很緩慢，with laws, talks, and a change of who holds power伴隨著法律、談判、以及掌權者的改變。

Though actually, the same verb is now used for ideas and institutions as well. People say they want to decolonize a curriculum, a museum, or even their own thinking — meaning they want to take out habits, stories, and rules that came from colonial rule. Some speakers keep the word for countries only; others stretch it on purpose.

Though actually不過事實上，the same verb is now used for ideas and institutions as well這個動詞現在也用在想法和機構上。People say they want to decolonize a curriculum, a museum, or even their own thinking大家會說想要decolonize課程、博物館，甚至自己的思維——meaning they want to take out habits, stories, and rules that came from colonial rule意思是想去除源自殖民統治的習慣、敘事和規則。Some speakers keep the word for countries only有些人只把這個字用在國家上；others stretch it on purpose有些人則刻意延伸它的用法。

Both uses are real. They are not the same job, so listen for what is being decolonized: a territory, or a way of seeing.

Both uses are real這兩種用法都是真實存在的。They are not the same job它們不是同一件事，so listen for what is being decolonized所以要聽清楚被decolonize的是什麼：a territory, or a way of seeing一塊領土，還是一種看事情的方式。