downtown
downtown是什么意思,
downtown怎么讀
語音:
英音
[da?n'ta?n]
美音 [?da?n?ta?n]
n. 市中心區(qū);(市中)商業(yè)區(qū)
adj. 商業(yè)區(qū)的,鬧市區(qū)的
adv. 在商業(yè)(鬧市)區(qū);到鬧市區(qū)
復數(shù): downtowns
易混淆的單詞: Downtown
downtown 市中心
通常認為該詞來自早期紐約市的規(guī)劃,在1830年的時候,紐約城區(qū)集中在曼哈頓島南端,后來,隨著經(jīng)濟的發(fā)展北擴,而up and down對應于地圖上北和南。后來,downtown就作為市中心的代稱,而uptown則作為居住區(qū)的代稱。
用作名詞(n.)
- Most of the old buildings in the downtown were plucked down, and new ones erected.
市中心的大部分建筑物都拆掉了,建起了新的房子。 - A new skyscraper has been put up downtown.
市中心又建起了一座摩天大廈。 - The family lived far away from downtown.
那家人住在離市中心很遠的地方。 - Most of the old buildings in the downtown were plucked down, and new ones erected.
市中心的大部分建筑物都拆掉了,建起了新的房子。
用作形容詞(adj.)
- I have an apartment in downtown Manhattan.
我在曼哈頓中心區(qū)有一套住房。 - She went so far as to rent downtown office space.
她甚至還在市中心租用了辦公地方。
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