late 14c., "inhabited place larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town," from Old French vilage "houses and other buildings in a group" (usually smaller than a town), from Latin villaticum "farmstead" (with outbuildings), noun use of neuter singular of villaticus "having to do with a farmstead or villa," from villa "country house" (see villa). As an adjective from 1580s. Village idiot is recorded from 1825. Related: Villager (1560s).
雙語例句
1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
這個村子里只住了50戶人。
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2. We ran across some old friends in the village.
我們在村里偶然碰見了一些老朋友。
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3. I remember the village full of American servicemen riding around in jeeps.
我記得當時村子里滿是開著吉普到處轉悠的美國兵。
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4. I live in a sedate little village in the Midlands.
我住在英格蘭中部一個寧靜的小村莊里。
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5. At one time 400 men, women and children lived in the village.