neighborhood
英 ['ne?b?,h?d]
美['neb?,h?d]
- n. 附近；街坊；接近
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?neighborhoods;
中文詞源
neighborhood 街區(qū)
neighbor,鄰居，-hood,名詞后綴。引申詞義街區(qū)。
英文詞源
- neighborhood (n.)
- mid-15c., "neighborly conduct, friendliness," from neighbor (n.) + -hood. Modern sense of "community of people who live close together" is first recorded 1620s. Phrase in the neighborhood of meaning "near, somewhere about" is first recorded 1857, American English. The Old English word for "neighborhood" was neahd?l.
雙語例句
- 1. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems.
- 這是個為各種內(nèi)城常見問題所困擾的社區(qū)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood.
- 她的孩子們的生日聚會在街坊四鄰里是最好、最講究的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The neighborhood is given over to performers, stilt walkers and drag queens.
- 社區(qū)變成了玩雜耍的、踩高蹺的和扮裝皇后的天地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He is street smart and is not afraid of this neighborhood.
- 他有都市人的精明勁兒，不怕在這附近混。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. In Los Angeles, the neighborhood known as Watts erupted into riots.
- 在洛杉磯，一個叫做沃茨的街區(qū)爆發(fā)了動亂。
來自柯林斯例句