cit.y

city的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈsiti:]
KK音标发音： [ˈsɪti]

city的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A center of population, commerce, and culture; a town of significant size and importance.
城市，都市：人口、商业和文化的中心；一个大规模和重要的城镇

2. An incorporated municipality in the United States with definite boundaries and legal powers set forth in a charter granted by the state.
特定自治区：美国的有明确边界，并根据州特许权而有合法权利的一个合并的市自治机关

3. A Canadian municipality of high rank, usually determined by population but varying by province.
自治区：加拿大的高级自治城市，通常依人口而定，但因省而异

4. A large incorporated town in Great Britain, usually the seat of a bishop, with its title conferred by the Crown.
大型联合城镇：英国的拥有皇家特许状，且通常为主教所在地的大的合为一体的城镇

5. The inhabitants of a city considered as a group.
全市居民：被看作一个群体的一个城市的居住者

6. An ancient Greek city-state.
古希腊城邦

7. City An area or complex specializing in a particular type of merchandise. Often used in combination:
City 特定商业形式地区：专营某种特定商品的一个区域或综合企业，常用于合成词：

Car City on Route 1A; Bargain City.
1A路汽车城；平价商业区

8. Slang Used in combination as an intensive:
【俚语】 用在合成词里作加强语气的词：

The playing field was mud city after the big rain.
大雨过后运动场地成了泥泞之都

city的词源：

9. Middle English cite
中古英语 cite

10. from Old French
源自 古法语

11. from Latin c^ovit3s
源自 拉丁语 c^ovit3s

12. from c^ovis [citizen] * see kei- ¹
源自 c^ovis [市民] *参见 kei- ¹