region
英 ['ri?d?(?)n]
美 ['rid??n]
中文詞源
region 地方，區域來自拉丁語 regere,統治，管理，詞源同 regulate.即管理區域。
英文詞源
- region (n.)
- c. 1300, "tract of land of a considerable but indefinite extent," from Anglo-French regioun, Old French region "land, region, province" (12c.), from Latin regionem (nominative regio) "a district, portion of a country, territory, district; a direction, line; boundary line, limit," noun of state from past participle stem of regere "to direct, rule" (see regal). Phrase in the region of "about" (of numbers, etc.) is recorded from 1961.
雙語例句
- 1. The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region.
- 發電站燒的煤產自魯爾地區。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. There is tension in the region following the killing of seven civilians.
- 隨著7名平民被殺害，該地區局勢緊張起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Every country in the region was a military dictatorship.
- 該地區的所有國家都是軍事獨裁國家。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. This south-west region of France is the home of claret.
- 法國西南部的這個地區是干紅葡萄酒的產地。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The scheme will cost in the region of six million pounds.
- 這個計劃將耗資大約600萬英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句