suburb

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n. 市郊住宅区, 郊区, 边缘

发音

US /ˈsʌbɝb/
AU
UK /ˈsʌbɜːb/

词形变化

suburbs 复数 suburbs

教材释义与例句

名词

郊区；边缘

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

    近郊

    郊外

    郊区

  2. 2.

    The outer part; the environment.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    Any subdivision of a conurbation, not necessarily on the periphery.

    区

    澳大利亚 爱尔兰 新西兰 英国

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

suburbia

上位词 1

community

下位词 3

addition bedroom community faubourg

整体词 2

fringe outskirt

相关短语

bedroom suburb <美>城郊宿舍区 Garden Suburb

词源

From Old French suburbe, subburbe, from Latin suburbium (from sub- (“under-”) + urbs (“city”)). Displaced native Old English underburg (literally “underborough”).

来源：wiktionary