Their initial prominence in the Ottoman Empire eroded away.他们在奥斯曼帝国最初的显赫地位渐渐下降了。The Ottoman Empire was carved up by Britain and France after World War I.奥斯曼帝国在第一次世界大战后被英、法两国瓜分了。The British and French carved up the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I.第一次世界大战结束后，英国和法国瓜分了奥斯曼帝国。