metropolitan
UK/.metrә'pɒlitn/US
IELTSTOEFLGRE六级考研B1
释义
adj.
Relating to a large city and its densely populated surrounding area
大都市的;大都会区的
n.
(in some churches) a senior bishop with authority over others in a region
(某些教会中的)都主教
词根拆分
词根派生metro-(母)+ polit(城市)+ -an(与……相关的)= "与母城/中心城市相关的"。日常义是"大城市及其区域的"(metropolitan area 大都会区);教会义是统辖他人的"母堂"主教(都主教)。
词根 polit 还连着 11 个词常用搭配
- 1.metropolitan area大都会区
- 2.metropolitan city大都市
- 3.metropolitan region大都市地区
- 4.metropolitan police都市警察
例句
- 1.
The metropolitan area is home to over ten million people.
这个大都会区居住着一千多万人口。
- 2.
Property prices in metropolitan regions keep rising.
大都市地区的房价持续上涨。
- 3.
He was appointed metropolitan of the eastern province.
他被任命为东部教区的都主教。