metropolitan

中文意思

• adj. 大都市的
• adj. 都主教区的
• adj. 宗主国的
• n. 大都市居民
• n. 都主教
• n. 宗主国公民

英文释义

• n. in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
• n. a person who lives in a metropolis
• adj. relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

词形变化

复数

metropolitans

例句

1. adj. 大都市的

   The government is planning to improve the public transportation system in the metropolitan area.

   政府正计划改善大都市地区的公共交通系统。

2. adj. 都主教区的

   The priest was invited to attend an important ceremony at the metropolitan church.

   这位神父获邀参加都主教区教堂举行的一场重要仪式。

3. adj. 宗主国的

   In the nineteenth century, the colony was governed directly by the metropolitan power.

   十九世纪时，该殖民地由宗主国直接管辖。

4. n. 大都市居民

   As a true metropolitan, she enjoys the fast pace and diverse culture of the city.

   作为一个地道的大都市居民，她很享受这座城市的快节奏和多元文化。

5. n. 都主教

   The metropolitan delivered a speech during the grand religious festival.

   都主教在盛大的宗教节日期间发表了讲话。

6. n. 宗主国公民

   People living in the colony did not enjoy the same legal rights as a metropolitan.

   生活在殖民地的人们无法享有与宗主国公民相同的法律权利。