| 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 | 1 [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]
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