metropolis中文什么意思

n.
1.首都。
2.【宗教】大主教区。
3.(产业、艺术等的)中心；主要都市，都会。
+更多解释...4.【希腊史】殖民地的母国。
5.【生物学】种属中心地。
短语和例子
the M- 〔英国〕伦敦。 a metropolis of commerce 商业中心。

• the metropolis:    大都会
• babe in metropolis:    小猪宝贝：小猪进城
• bangkok metropolis:    曼谷直辖市

例句与用法

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1. New york has the sweetest water in the world, for a metropolis .
   就一个大都会来说，纽约可说有世界上最甜美的水了。
2. The journey from our town to the metropolis was a journey of about five hours .
   从我们镇上到京城，大概是五小时旅程。
3. The quaint persian city has been engulfed by a roaring metropolis .
   那富有奇趣的波斯城市已经被一座喧嚣的大都会所吞没。
4. It was delightful to see the green landscape before us and the immense metropolis behind .
   展望前边青翠的景色，回顾后面雄伟的京城，真使人心旷神怡。
5. The developments that followed turned the city into a metropolis and gave it the stamp of international importance .
   它发展成为一个大都市并具有国际重要性的特征。

英文释义

名词

1. people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
   同义词：city
2. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"
   同义词：city, urban center

百科释义

A metropolis is a very large city or urban area which is a significant economic, political and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections and communications. The term is Greek and means the "mother city" of a colony (in the ancient sense), that is, the city which sent out settlers.