单词 | metropolitan |
释义 | metropolitan[,metrə'pɒlitn]n. 大都市居民, 都主教, 宗主国的公民a. 大都市的, 都主教区的, 宗主国的【法】 大城市的, 都市的, 宗主的 metropolitan met.ro.pol.i.tan AHD: [mµt”r…-p¼l“¹-t…n] D.J. [7metr*6pKl!t*n]K.K. [7mWtr*6p$l!t*n]adj.Abbr. met.(形容词)缩写 met.1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city:大城市的,大都会的:属于或关于大都市的,具有大都市的特点的:crowded metropolitan streets; a metropolitan newspaper.繁忙拥挤的大城市街道;大城市的报纸2. Of or constituting a large city or urbanized area, including adjacent suburbs and towns:大城市的:属于或构成一个大城市或城市地区,包括临近郊区和城镇的:the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area; a metropolitan county.达拉斯一福特和沃斯都市带;大都市的郊区3. Of, relating to, or constituting the home territory of an imperial or colonial state.宗主国的;宗主城市的:属于,关于或构成一个帝国或殖民国家的宗主地区的4. Of or relating to an ecclesiastical metropolitan.都主教的:属于或关于基督教中都主教的n.(名词)1. A citizen of a metropolis, especially one who displays urbane characteristics, attitudes, and values.大城市人:大城市居民,尤指表现出大城市性格、特征和价值观者2. In the Western Christian churches, a bishop with provincial powers, with some authority over suffragan bishops.西派教会教主,天主教教主:西派教会中具有大主教权力的教主,对副教主有一定的管辖权3. Eastern Orthodox Church A bishop who is head of an ecclesiastical province and ranks next below the patriarch.【东正教】 教长:作为基督教省首脑的教主,位居教皇之下语源:1. Middle English [of a metropolitan bishop] 中古英语 [教主教教主的] 2. from Late Latin m¶tropol&9{ºt³nus} [metropolitan] 源自 后期拉丁语 m¶tropol&9{ºt³nus} [大城市的] 3. from Greek m¶tropolit¶s [citizen of a metropolis] 源自 希腊语 m¶tropolit¶s [大城市居民] 4. from m¶tropolis [mother city] * see metropolis 源自 m¶tropolis [宗主城市] *参见 metropolis |
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