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locale
地点；场所
核心释义
The place where something happens.
- 1.
The place where something happens.
- 2.
The set of settings related to the language and region in which a computer program executes. Examples are language, currency and time formats, character encoding etc.
- 3.
一种偏序集,满足:任意有限子集有交,任意子集有并,且二元交对任意并满足分配律。
A partially ordered set with the following additional axiomatic properties: any finite subset of it has a meet, any arbitrary subset of it has a join, and distributivity, which states that a binary meet distributes with respect to an arbitrary join. (Note: locales are just like frames except that the category of locales is opposite to the category of frames.)
区域设置；本地化设置；局部（数学）；一种偏序集,满足:任意有限子集有交,任意子集有并,且二元交对任意并满足分配律。；现场；场所；[计] 场所
用法In use
The hotel is in a beautiful locale, surrounded by green hills.
用法提示：locale 作名词，意为“地点、场所”，与 in 连用表示位置。
We chose a quiet locale for the wedding ceremony.
用法提示：locale 是名词，表示“举办活动的地点”，这里作 choose 的宾语。
This lively locale attracts many tourists every summer.
用法提示：locale 作主语，指“地方”，与 lively 搭配使用。
the locale of sth
指事件或活动发生的具体地点，比 place 更正式。
The town is the locale of the annual book fair.
这个小镇是年度书展的举办地。
in a/the locale
用于指某一地区或区域，强调地理位置。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- locale settings
- 区域设置
- You can adjust the locale settings to change the date format.你可以调整区域设置来更改日期格式。
- default locale
- 默认区域设置
- The default locale determines the language of the interface.默认区域设置决定界面的语言。
- change the locale
- 更改区域设置
- To change the locale, open the system preferences.要更改区域设置，请打开系统偏好设置。
- exotic locale
- 异国情调的地方
- The film was shot in an exotic locale.这部电影是在一个具有异国情调的地方拍摄的。
- current locale
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 locale 看成 local（当地的）加上一个 e：当地的地点，也指电脑里的区域设置。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：mathematical papers、order theory、topology locale 在数学中是高度专业化的术语，多用于学术论文或相关教科书，属于非常正式的书面语。日常表达中通常不用这个词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
locale 读 /ləʊˈkɑːl/（英式）。押韵词：morale /məˈrɑːl/、chorale /kɔːˈrɑːl/、rationale /ˌræʃəˈnɑːl/，末尾均为 /ɑːl/。注意 local /ˈləʊkəl/ 仅前缀相同，发音以 /kəl/ 结尾，不押韵；gale、pale 等 -ale 结尾词读 /eɪl/，也不押韵。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.