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Locality Word Public 英 Ləʊ'Kæləti] 美 Loʊ'Kæləti N.地区;位置;地点;方位 Supermarkets

英语单词 locality
英美音标 英 [ləʊ'kæləti] 美 [loʊ'kæləti]
中文释义 n.地区;位置;地点;方位
英语例句 (1) There are several supermarkets in the locality.
(2) Public transport is a big problem in this locality.
(3) People in this locality used to take two meals a day.
(4) They are trying to pinpoint the ship's exact locality.
(5) It was the locality of the crime.
(6) She has a good sense of locality.
中文例句 (1) 这个地区有好几家超市。
(2) 公共交通是这个地区的大问题。
(3) 这儿的居民过去每天吃两餐饭。
(4) 他们正在设法确定轮船的确切位置。
(5) 这就是犯罪地点。
(6) 她善于识别方位。
vocabulary简明 Use the noun locality when you need an official-sounding way to say "area" or "region." For example, you might say, "I am so pleased to finally have a doughnut shop in my locality."
vocabulary扩展 You're most likely to come across the word locality in a news story or business report. It's a formal way to talk about a neighborhood or a section of town. The mayor might make a speech about crime in a particular locality, or the prevalence of potholes in another locality. The word has been in use since the 1700's, from the Latin word localis, "relating to or belonging to a place."
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某一国家或城市的小块)地区 A locality is a small area of a country or city.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • Following the discovery of the explosives the president cancelled his visit to the locality...

    发现炸药后,总统取消了对该地的访问。

  • Details of the drinking water quality in your locality can be obtained from the public register.

    有关当地饮用水质量的详情,可从公共登记册上获知。

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