an association of countries established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles to promote international cooperation and achieve international peace and security. It was powerless to stop Italian, German, and Japanese expansionism leading to the Second World War, and was replaced by the United Nations in 1945.
国际联盟(根据凡尔赛条约在1919年成立的国际组织,旨在促进国际合作,争取和平与安全,但它未能阻止意、德、日扩张主义发动第二次世界大战,1945年被联合国取代)。