urbanization
UK/,ə:bənai'zeiʃən/US/.ә:bәnai'zeiʃәn/
TOEFLB2
释义
n.
The process by which towns and cities grow as people move from rural areas into them
城市化；都市化
词根拆分
词根派生urban城市
+
-ize使成为，变成
+
-ation行为，过程，状态
=urbanization
urban（城市的）+ -ize（使……）+ -ation（……的过程）= "使之变得城市化的过程"。实际上它命名的是人口离开乡村、涌入不断扩张的城市的那段历史进程。
常用搭配
- 1.rapid urbanization快速城市化
- 2.accelerated urbanization加速城市化
- 3.unplanned urbanization无规划城市化
- 4.the pace of urbanization城市化的速度
例句
- 1.
Rapid urbanization has strained the city's water and power supply.
快速的城市化使这座城市的水电供应承受了巨大压力。
- 2.
Urbanization in the region accelerated after the factories opened.
工厂开办后，这一地区的城市化进程加快了。
- 3.
Many countries are still in the early stages of urbanization.
许多国家仍处于城市化的早期阶段。