Word · Frequency #24348
backstreet
后街小巷
核心释义
a small street behind the main streets of a town, especially in a poor area
(贫穷地区的)后街小巷
用法In use
We wandered through the old town's narrow backstreets.
用法提示：此处 backstreets 是 backstreet 的复数名词，指老城内偏僻狭窄的小街。
The cafe is located on a quiet backstreet behind the main square.
用法提示：a quiet backstreet 中 backstreet 为名词单数，表示一条安静的背街。
He parked his car in a dark backstreet near the station.
用法提示：a dark backstreet 中 backstreet 为名词，指昏暗偏僻的后街。
noun: a backstreet
名词，可数；指后街或小巷，常见于城镇的老旧区域。
They live in a quiet backstreet.
他们住在一条安静的后街小巷里。
noun: the backstreets of + place
常用复数，泛指某城市里偏僻、老旧的小巷。
The guide knows the backstreets of Rome.
那位导游熟悉罗马的后街小巷。
adjective: backstreet + noun
形容词义只能放在名词前，含贬义，表示秘密的或非法的，不是指地理位置。
She had the operation in a backstreet clinic.
她在一家地下诊所做了手术。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子The old man lived in backstreet all his life.正确表达The old man lived in a backstreet all his life.
backstreet 是可数名词，单数前需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以学习者容易遗漏。加上 a 后符合英语名词短语结构。
易错句子There are several backstreet in this poor area.正确表达There are several backstreets in this poor area.
several 后接可数名词复数，backstreet 的复数形式是 backstreets，不能用单数。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- narrow backstreet
- 狭窄的后街小巷
- We got lost in a narrow backstreet behind the old town.我们在老城区后面的一条狭窄的后街小巷里迷了路。
- deserted backstreet
- 空无一人的后街小巷
- He was attacked in a deserted backstreet at night.他夜间在一条空无一人的后街小巷里遭到袭击。
- wander through the backstreets
- 在后街小巷漫步
- I spent the afternoon wandering through the backstreets of Lisbon.我花了一下午在里斯本的后街小巷里漫步。
- backstreet abortion
- 非法堕胎
- She nearly died after having a backstreet abortion.她做了一次非法堕胎，差点丧命。
- backstreet money-lender
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“背街”：back（背后）+ street（街）= 房子后头的小巷，阴暗角落，也暗指偷偷摸摸的非法事。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：city guides、street directions、urban stories 作为名词时，backstreet 通常指城市中较贫穷地区的后街小巷，属于中性常用词，多用于日常描述、旅游介绍或文学作品中，没有强烈正式或口语色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有真正的押韵词：backstreet 的重音在第一个音节 /ˈbæk.../，真正的韵脚要从重读元音算起。street 和 streetcar 与 backstreet 共享拼写 “street”，并含 /striːt/ 音，但它们本身重读 /iː/，所以只是形似/音近的提示，不构成韵脚。back、backpack、backyard、backbone 共享开头的 “back”，但后续发音各不相同，注意不要仅凭拼写判断发音。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.