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metropolitan adj.首都的,主要都市的,大城市 The word metropolitan comes from metropolis, which in Greek means mother city, made up of mētēr meaning mother, and polis meaning city. A person who lives in a metropolis, or city, is also called a metropolitan. You may have loved cities even when you were growing up in the suburbs, looking forward to the day you could become a true metropolitan in the biggest city you could find. ★★☆☆☆ 2001.3

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[metrə'pɔlit(ə)n] The adjective metropolitan describes something that's characteristic of a city. You really enjoy metropolitan life — there's always something happening, and you can walk or take the subway anywhere you want to go. In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle-size cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area. 1[ADJ 形容词]大都会的；大都市的 Metropolitan means belonging to or typical of a large busy city.   [ADJ n]...the metropolitan district of Miami.迈阿密的都市区...a dozen major metropolitan hospitals.大城市的12家大医院...metropolitan sophistication and rustic naivety.大城市的圆滑世故和乡村的天真纯朴2[N-COUNT； N-TITLE 可数名词；头衔名词](东正教和天主教的)大主教 A metropolitan is an important priest in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He has authority over other priests and is in charge of a particular area. ...the Ukrainian Catholic representatives, Metropolitan Volodymyr and Bishop Sofron.乌克兰的天主教代表——弗拉基米尔大主教和索夫龙主教

英语单词	metropolitan
英美音标	[metrə'pɔlit(ə)n]
中文释义	adj.首都的,主要都市的,大城市
vocab简明	The adjective metropolitan describes something that's characteristic of a city. You really enjoy metropolitan life — there's always something happening, and you can walk or take the subway anywhere you want to go.
vocab扩展	The word metropolitan comes from metropolis, which in Greek means mother city, made up of mētēr meaning mother, and polis meaning city. A person who lives in a metropolis, or city, is also called a metropolitan. You may have loved cities even when you were growing up in the suburbs, looking forward to the day you could become a true metropolitan in the biggest city you could find.
真题原句	In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle-size cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]大都会的；大都市的 Metropolitan means belonging to or typical of a large busy city. [ADJ n] ...the metropolitan district of Miami. 迈阿密的都市区 ...a dozen major metropolitan hospitals. 大城市的12家大医院 ...metropolitan sophistication and rustic naivety. 大城市的圆滑世故和乡村的天真纯朴 2 [N-COUNT； N-TITLE 可数名词；头衔名词](东正教和天主教的)大主教 A metropolitan is an important priest in the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He has authority over other priests and is in charge of a particular area. ...the Ukrainian Catholic representatives, Metropolitan Volodymyr and Bishop Sofron. 乌克兰的天主教代表——弗拉基米尔大主教和索夫龙主教
来源	2001.3

Metropolitan City Means Meaning Large Area Catholic Metrə'Pɔlit(ə)N