town and gown

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    On the one hand, the members of the city, borough, or similar community near a university and, on the other hand, the students and faculty of the university itself, especially when understood as rivals in a state of tension or conflict.

    英国 习语 不可数

    [T]he first archives of this University were burned in the ‘Town and Gown’ riots of 1381 by the Townsmen.