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metropolitan [noun]
metropolitan 作形容词时，常与 area, city, region 等搭配。
She lives in a metropolitan area.
她住在大都市地区。
都主教
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都主教
a high-ranking bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church, above an ordinary bishop and below a patriarch, roughly equivalent to an archbishop
She lives in a metropolitan area.
她住在大都市地区。
都主教
A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.
在东正教中,这个头衔介于主教和牧首之间；相当于西方基督教的总主教
in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
大城市居民
The inhabitant of a metropolis.
住在大城市的人
a person who lives in a metropolis
The metropolitan led the service at the cathedral yesterday.
都主教昨天在大教堂主持了礼拜仪式。
Many metropolitans attended the council to discuss church affairs.
许多都主教出席了会议，讨论教会事务。
She asked the metropolitan for advice about the new parish.
她就新教区的事向都主教请教。
metropolitan 作形容词时，常与 area, city, region 等搭配。
She lives in a metropolitan area.
她住在大都市地区。
作名词时，指大都市的居民或都主教，但现代英语中较少用。
He is a metropolitan who enjoys city life.
他是一个享受城市生活的大都市居民。
用于专有名词，如大都会博物馆、大都会警察局等。
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is in New York.
大都会艺术博物馆在纽约。
Not this
I visited the metropolitan.
Use this
I visited the metropolis.
Metropolitan是形容词，大都市的名词形式是metropolis。
Not this
He is a metropolitan from New York.
Use this
He is a city dweller from New York.
Metropolitan作名词时通常指东正教的都主教，而不是泛指大都市居民。表示大都市居民更自然的说法是city dweller或urbanite。
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大都市区
The metropolitan area has a population of over 10 million.
这个大都市区人口超过1000万。
都市警察
The metropolitan police are responsible for maintaining law and order in the city.
都市警察负责维持城市法律与秩序。
大都市
New York is a major metropolitan city with diverse cultures.
纽约是一个拥有多元文化的大都市。
大都市区域
The metropolitan region includes several suburban towns.
这个大都市区域包括几个郊区城镇。
都会区
The metropolitan district council oversees public transportation.
都会区议会负责监督公共交通。
都市生活方式
Many young people are drawn to the fast-paced metropolitan lifestyle.
许多年轻人被快节奏的都市生活方式所吸引。
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大都市的，想象地铁（metro）在繁华城市中穿梭。
宗教语境：在东正教中指都主教头衔，介于主教和宗主教之间。也常见于城市化语境，但本词典释义侧重宗教用法，学习者应注意区分。
名词指大都市居民或都主教，可数；形容词通常用于名词前
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