| 英语单词 | municipality |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [mjuːˌnɪsɪ'pæləti] 美 [mjuːˌnɪsɪ'pæləti] |
| 中文释义 | n.自治市；市当局 |
| 英语例句 | (1) An official who receives the rents and fees of a municipality; a treasurer. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 财务管理人收取市政租金和费用的官员; 司库 |
| vocabulary简明 | If you live in a town or city that has a mayor or other officials who govern it, you live in a municipality. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The word municipality comes from the Latin municipium, meaning "free city." A municipality has its own government, but sometimes municipalities join together to share services. For instance, two neighboring municipalities might decide to share a single recycling center in order to cut costs. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](英国的)自治市，市政府 In Britain, a municipality is a city or town which is governed by its own locally-appointed officials. You can also refer to a city's or town's local government as a municipality . 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](美国能自行选举政府的)自治市 In the United States, a municipality is a city or town that is incorporated and can elect its own government, which is also called a municipality . |
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