High Street

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释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    The proper name of the high street in any of many villages, towns, or cities, especially in the United Kingdom and certain Commonwealth countries.

    Near-synonym: Main Street (esp. US and Canada)

  2. 2.

    The life and activities that archetypally happen on such a street: brick-and-mortar retail; the daily life of most people (everyone who is not among an out-of-touch rich elite).

    Near-synonym: Main Street (US and Canada)

  3. 3.

    A hamlet in St Stephen-in-Brannel parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9653).

  4. 4.

    A hamlet in Hawkhurst parish, Tunbridge Wells borough, Kent, England, on a road of the same name (OS grid ref TQ7430).

  5. 5.

    A hamlet in Darsham parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM4170).

词源

From Middle English Highestrete. More at high street. By surface analysis, the street name sense is by proprialization from high street (although diachronically, the strict standardization of the uppercase-proper-noun–versus–lowercase-common-noun distinction postdates the Middle English etymon). The everyday-people sense is by metonymy.

来源：wiktionary