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.
metropolitan 英文释义
1. in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
2. a person who lives in a metropolis
metropolitan 双语例句
1. He is currently being held in a metropolitan correctional center.
他现在被关在一个大城市的改造中心。
来自柯林斯例句
2. This is yet another slur on the integrity of the Metropolitan Police.
这是对伦敦市警察局刚正廉明作风的又一次诽谤。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The Metropolitan Police say clear-up figures were improved.
伦敦警方称破案率在过去有所提高。
来自柯林斯例句
4. the New York metropolitan area
纽约市区
来自《权威词典》
5. Canadian French is different from the language of metropolitan France.
加拿大的法语与法国本土的法语不相同.
来自《简明英汉词典》
metropolitan 实用场景例句
the New York metropolitan area
纽约市区
牛津词典
metropolitan districts/regions
都市区
牛津词典
metropolitan France/Spain
法国 / 西班牙本土
牛津词典
...the metropolitan district of Miami.
迈阿密的都市区
柯林斯高阶英语词典
...a dozen major metropolitan hospitals.
大城市的12家大医院
柯林斯高阶英语词典
...the Ukrainian Catholic representatives, Metropolitan Volodymyr and Bishop Sofron.
乌克兰的天主教代表——弗拉基米尔大主教和索夫龙主教
柯林斯高阶英语词典
We visited Manchester Metropolitan University and Bradford College.
我们参观了曼城城市大学和布拉福德学院.
期刊摘选
Construction work has started on Shenzhen Stock Exchange in China, designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture.
建设工作已经开始在深圳证券交易所中, 设计的大都会建筑事务所.
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Ravalomanana later said that Ratsiraka hopes to go to France, the former metropolitan state of Madagascar.
拉瓦罗马纳纳稍后说,芮齐拉卡希望前往马达加斯加的前宗主国法国.
期刊摘选
Because in metropolitan networks, many passive components should be included in addition to optical additional losses.
由于在都市间的区域网路中, 除了光纤以外还会有许多被动元件包含在内.
期刊摘选
Seeing persons, moreover, do not command a metropolitan to search the key to beauty.
而能看见的人却不需求到大都会博物馆去找到这开启美的钥匙.
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The birth with metropolitan internationalization, with city group integral radiate effect is inseparable.
国际化大都市的诞生, 与城市群的整体辐射效应密不可分.
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Shanghai as international metropolitan one of, orbit traffic development allows to weigh and the path far.
上海作为国际大都市之一, 轨道交通发展任重而道远.
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Canadian French is different from the language of metropolitan France.
加拿大的法语与法国本土的法语不相同.
《简明英汉词典》
Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.
大城市的建筑变得比以前更高.
《简明英汉词典》
It's a simple matter to circulate a newspaper in the metropolitan area.
在大城市的市区内发行报纸是很简单的事.
期刊摘选
Thanks again for making our move to the metropolitan area so easy and comfortable.
为使对大都会区的我们的行动如此容易和舒适再次感谢.
期刊摘选
Earlier, a body headed by the Metropolitan Police had decided this was unnecessary.
然而之前大伦敦警察厅下属的一个机构已经认定此举毫无必要.
期刊摘选
London's metropolitan area is divided into 32 boroughs and the City of London.
伦敦的城区分成32个区和伦敦城.
期刊摘选
Question 4 : Despite these disadvantages you still love metropolitan life, right?
问题 4: 尽管有这些不足,你还是喜欢大城市生活, 是吧?
期刊摘选
The entire metropolitan center possessed a high and mighty air calculated to overawe and abash the common applicant.
整个市中心区有着一种高傲的神气,好像故意要让一些前来寻找职业的普通人感到惶恐不安.
《简明英汉词典》
Mass hotlines appeared in metropolitan newspapers with the prosperity of such newspapers in our country.
大众热线是伴随我国都市类报纸的繁荣而出现的.
期刊摘选
Question 2 : do you enjoy your metropolitan life very much?
问题 2: 你喜欢大城市的生活 吗 ?
期刊摘选
Seeing persons, however, do not need a metropolitan to find this key to beauty.
而能看见的人却不需要到大都会博物馆去找到这开启美的钥匙.
辞典例句
Curtin has two additional metropolitan campuses and regional campuses.
除此之外,科廷还有两个位于首府的校区.
期刊摘选
Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.
大都市的居民习惯于快节奏.
《简明英汉词典》
One city official asked what this microbe could do to the metropolitan area.
