核心畫面

You can picture 'urban' as the world of the city itself — streets, buildings, traffic, crowds — everything that belongs to towns and cities rather than to the open countryside. It is the adjective that points at city life.

可以想成「城市這個地方本身」:街道、高樓、車流、人潮——一切屬於市鎮與都會、而不屬於空曠鄉間的東西。它就是一個指向「更多收起可以想成「城市這個地方本身」:街道、高樓、車流、人潮——一切屬於市鎮與都會、而不屬於空曠鄉間的東西。它就是一個指向「城市生活」的形容詞。和 rural(鄉村的)剛好相對。

原始詞典資料9 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。

Urbanname/ˈɜːb(ə)n/

  • 1

    A male given name from Latin.

  • 2

    A surname originating as a patronymic.

  • 3

    biblicallifestylereligionAn early Christian, also Urbane and Urbanus in various versions of the Bible.

    • Grete wel Vrban, oure helpere in Crist Jhesus, and Stacchen, my derlyng.

urbanadj/ˈɜː.bən/

  • 1

    Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when contrasted with the countryside.

    • urban life
    • urban traffic
  • 2

    Living in a city or town.

    • Inſomuch, as thoſe citizens vvere reputed for cheeſe and principall, vvho vvere poſſeſſed of land and living in the countrey: and theſe made the State, called the Ruſtick Tribes, in Rome: vvheras contrarivviſe the other eſtate, reputed the meaner in degree, vvas named the Vrbane Tribes; conſiſting of Artiſanes & ſuch like as vvere not landed perſons: into vvhich, if a man vvere transferred from any of the reſt, it vvas thought a great ſhame and diſgrace, as if hee vvere reproched for idleneſſe and negligence in husbandrie.
    • The Epithets of myce are thes; ſhort, ſmall, fearful, peaceable, ridiculous, ruſtik, or country mouſe, vrbane, or citty mouſe, […]
  • 3

    Having authority or jurisdiction over a city or town.

    • All theſe Magiſtrats are but temporary, and have a time limited them; the Urbane or Citty Magiſtrats ſome of them continue in office 6. months, others 8. months, others are annuall; […]
  • 4

    archaicRelating to contemporary African American culture, especially in music.

  • 5

    offensiveOf an inhabitant or resident: black; African-American.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。