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exurb的意思

exurb

英 ['eksɜːb]
  • n. 远郊地区;城市远郊;城市远郊富裕家庭居住区

exurb

英文词源


exurb (n.)
"the outer, prosperous ring of the suburbs," 1955, American English, from exurban (adj.), by 1838 (it seems to have arisen in the writings of the reform movement opposed to urban cemeteries), from ex- + urban, on model of suburban. Related: Exurbanite; exurbia.

双语例句


1. The artsy - ginsy exurb was no place for Salinger.
这个附庸风雅的远郊地区也不是塞林格能呆的地方.

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