| 释义 |
city/ˈsiti/n. (pl. -ies) 1a a large town 城市，都市 b Brit. (strictly) a town created a city by charter and containing a cathedral [英]特别市(由国王批准建立，为主教座堂所在地) c US a municipal state-chartered corporation occupying a definite area [美] (州政府特许的)地方自治市 2 (作 the City) Brit. [英]a the part of London governed by the Lord Mayor and the Corporation 伦敦城(由市长和市政当局管理的伦敦市中心区) b the business part of this (伦敦的)商业中心 c commercial circles; high finance 商业广场；巨额融资营业所 3 (作 attrib.) of a city or the City 城市的；伦敦城的 □ cityward adj. & adv.□ citywards adv.[Middle English via Old French cité from Latin civitas -tatis, from civis ‘citizen’] |