Italy had thus practically declared her independence.是什么意思？

Italy had thus practically declared her independence.

意大利几乎就是这样宣告独立了。

Italy

n. 意大利（欧洲）；

例句
The Kingdom of Italy formally came into being on 17 March 1861.
意大利王国于1861年3月17日正式成立。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

thus

adv. 于是，因此，如此，这样，像这样，例如，到这程度，到这地步，这么，如下；conj. 因此；

例句
Neither of them thought of turning on the lunch-time news. Thus Caroline didn't hear of John's death until Peter telephoned...
两个人谁也没有想到打开电视看午间新闻，所以直到彼得打来电话，卡罗琳才得知约翰的死讯。

practically

adv. 实际上，几乎，事实上；

例句
We all knew by then that the affair was practically over.
到那时，我们都知道事情实际上已经结束了。

declared

adj. 公告的，公然的；v. 宣布( declare的过去式和过去分词 )，断言，申报（收益），板球（在击球员还未全部出局时）宣布结束赛局；

例句
In answer to speculation that she wouldn't finish the race, she boldly declared her intention of winning it.
为了回应她会中途退赛的猜测，她大胆地宣布她要赢得这场比赛。

her

pron. (she的宾格)她，(she的所有格)她的，她，指某个国家，（一艘）船；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

independence

n. 独立，自主，足够维持闭居生活的收入，独立心，自恃心；

例句
His independence had been forged on the anvil of a harsh environment.
他的独立性是在艰苦的环境中锤炼出来的。