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Intercity means “between cities,” or “going from one city to another.” An intercity train or bus does not only travel around one city; it links one city with another. In some places people also say “an intercity” to mean that kind of train. It is everyday language for travel.
Intercity means "between cities," or "going from one city to another."intercity的意思是「城市之間」,或「從一個城市到另一個城市」 An intercity train or bus does not only travel around one city一輛intercity的火車或巴士不是只在一個城市裡繞 it links one city with another而是連接一個城市和另一個城市 In some places people also say "an intercity" to mean that kind of train在某些地方人們也會直接說「an intercity」來指那種火車 It is everyday language for travel這是講到旅行時的日常用語
Though actually, “city” here is used a bit loosely: a stop might be a big town, and much of the ride may be through the countryside. What matters is that the service joins cities, not that every minute is spent inside a city.
Though actually不過其實 "city" here is used a bit loosely這裡的city用得有點鬆散 a stop might be a big town有些停靠站可能只是個大城鎮 and much of the ride may be through the countryside而且大部分車程可能都在鄉間 What matters is that the service joins cities重點是這個服務連接了城市 not that every minute is spent inside a city不是說每一分鐘都待在城市裡
Do not mix it with international, which is between countries, or with a city bus that never leaves town.
Do not mix it with international不要把它跟international(國際的)搞混 which is between countries那是指國家之間 or with a city bus that never leaves town也不要跟從不出城的市區公車搞混
組成inter- (between) + city. From inter- + city.
同家族的字
- citythe second half: a city
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
intercityadj
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Between cities; connecting cities with other cities.
- I plan to catch an intercity train, or bus.
- A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.
intercitynoun
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Something that runs between cities, such as a railroad.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。