area
/ˈeərɪə/noun
1
- a region or part of a town, a country, or the world(城市、国家或世界的一个)地区:
rural areas of Britain
英国的乡村地区
people living in the area are at risk.
生活在这个地区的人处境危险。
1.1
- with modifier a space allocated for a specific use(作特殊用途的)地方, 场地:
the dining area.
用膳场所。
1.2
- a part of an object or surface物体(或表面)的一部分:
areas of the body.
身体的各部分。
1.3
- a subject or range of activity or interest(活动或兴趣的)领域, 范围:
the key areas of science.
科学研究的重点领域。
1.4
the area
Soccer short for PENALTY AREA.【英足】PENALTY AREA的简称。
1.5
- usu. as modifier a sunken enclosure giving access to the basement of a building地下室入口:
the area steps
地下室入口的台阶。
2
- the extent or measurement of a surface or piece of land面积:
the area of a triangle
三角形的面积
mass noun the room is twelve square feet in area.这房间的面积是12平方英尺。
派生词
areal
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'space allocated for a specific purpose'): from Latin, literally 'vacant piece of level ground'.