met.ro.pol.i.tan
metropolitan的音标和读音:
DJ音标发音: [ˌmetrəˈpɔlitən]
KK音标发音: [ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlɪtən]
metropolitan的词性:
adj.Abbr. met(形容词)缩写 met
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city:
大城市的,大部会的:属于或关于大都市的,具有大都市的特点的:
crowded metropolitan streets; a metropolitan newspaper.
繁忙拥挤的大城市街道;大城市的报纸
2. Of or constituting a large city or urbanized area, including adjacent suburbs and towns:
大城市的:属于或构成一个大城市或城市地区,包括临近郊区和城镇的:
the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area; a metropolitan county.
达拉斯一福特和沃斯都市带;大都市的郊区
3. Of, relating to, or constituting the home territory of an imperial or colonial state.
宗主国的;宗主城市的:属于,关于或构成一个帝国或殖民国家的宗主地区的
4. Of or relating to an ecclesiastical metropolitan.
都主教的:属于或关于基督教中都主教的
metropolitan的词性:
n.(名词)
5. A citizen of a metropolis, especially one who displays urbane characteristics, attitudes, and values.
大城市人:大城市居民,尤指表现出大城市性格、特征和价值观者
6. In the Western Christian churches, a bishop with provincial powers, with some authority over suffragan bishops.
西派教会教主,天主教教主:西派教会中具有大主教权力的教主,对副教主有一定的管辖权
7. Eastern Orthodox Church A bishop who is head of an ecclesiastical province and ranks next below the patriarch.
【东正教】 教长:作为基督教省首脑的教主,位居教皇之下
metropolitan的词源:
8. Middle English [of a metropolitan bishop]
中古英语 [教主教教主的]
9. from Late Latin m?tropolot3nus [metropolitan]
源自 后期拉丁语 m?tropolot3nus [大城市的]
10. from Greek m?tropolit?s [citizen of a metropolis]
源自 希腊语 m?tropolit?s [大城市居民]
11. from m?tropolis [mother city] * see metropolis
源自 m?tropolis [宗主城市] *参见 metropolis