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metropolitan a.大都市的，首都的 metropolitan (n.) early 15c., "bishop having oversight of other bishops," from Late Latin metropolitanus, from Greek metropolis "mother city" (from which others have been colonized), also "capital city," from meter "mother" (see mother (n.1)) + polis "city" (see polis).In Greek, "parent state of a colony;" later, "see of a metropolitan bishop." In the West, the position now roughly corresponds to archbishop, but in the Greek church it ranks above it.metropolitan (adj.) 1540s, "belonging to an ecclesiastical metropolis," from Late Latin metropolitanus, from Greek metropolites "resident of a city," from metropolis (see metropolitan (n.)). Meaning "belonging to a chief or capital city" is from 1550s. In reference to underground city railways, it is attested from 1867. 【记】来自metropolis，metro(matri-母亲，matrix) + polis城市；metro母亲 + plitics 政治，政治中心→首都【相关】matrix 矩阵，子宫，母体，以poli结尾的大城市：Neapolis 意大利那不勒斯，Indianapolis 印第安纳波利斯，美国印第安纳州首府， Minneapolis 明尼阿波利斯(美国城市)

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[metrə'pɔlit(ə)n] 【英】 adj. 大都会的，首都的 (of a metropolis)【记】 metro（母亲）+polit （城市）+an→母亲城 的→大城市的 adj. 大都会的, 首都的【记】metro = mother母亲, politan城市－母亲城市－大城市的原指东正教教主

单词	metropolitan
音标	[metrə'pɔlit(ə)n]
解释	a.大都市的，首都的
红宝书	【英】 adj. 大都会的，首都的 (of a metropolis) 【记】 metro（母亲）+polit （城市）+an→母亲城的→大城市的
字源	metropolitan (n.) early 15c., "bishop having oversight of other bishops," from Late Latin metropolitanus, from Greek metropolis "mother city" (from which others have been colonized), also "capital city," from meter "mother" (see mother (n.1)) + polis "city" (see polis). In Greek, "parent state of a colony;" later, "see of a metropolitan bishop." In the West, the position now roughly corresponds to archbishop, but in the Greek church it ranks above it. metropolitan (adj.) 1540s, "belonging to an ecclesiastical metropolis," from Late Latin metropolitanus, from Greek metropolites "resident of a city," from metropolis (see metropolitan (n.)). Meaning "belonging to a chief or capital city" is from 1550s. In reference to underground city railways, it is attested from 1867.
不择手段背单词	adj. 大都会的, 首都的【记】metro = mother母亲, politan城市－母亲城市－大城市的原指东正教教主
趣味全助记	【记】来自metropolis，metro(matri-母亲，matrix) + polis城市；metro母亲 + plitics 政治，政治中心→首都【相关】matrix 矩阵，子宫，母体，以poli结尾的大城市：Neapolis 意大利那不勒斯，Indianapolis 印第安纳波利斯，美国印第安纳州首府， Minneapolis 明尼阿波利斯(美国城市)

Metropolitan Greek Adj Late Latin Metropolitanus Metropolis City