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the municipality of [place]
用 of 结构指代某个城市或其政府，多见于正式语境。
The municipality of Oslo manages public housing.
奥斯陆市管理公共住房。
自治市
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
自治市
an urban area that has its own local government and the power to govern itself
The municipality of Oslo manages public housing.
奥斯陆市管理公共住房。
拥有政府且通常不包含其他治理区的区域；自治市、城市或已建制的镇或村。
A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
具有法人地位和自治权的城市区
an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
该区的管理机构。
The governing body of such a district.
拥有地方自治的城市居民
people living in a town or city having local self-government
The municipality offers free public transport for senior citizens.
该自治市为老年人提供免费公共交通。
The new hospital serves the entire municipality and the surrounding villages.
这家新医院为整个自治市及周边村庄服务。
Each municipality elects its own council to handle local issues.
每个自治市都选举出自己的议会来处理地方事务。
用 of 结构指代某个城市或其政府，多见于正式语境。
The municipality of Oslo manages public housing.
奥斯陆市管理公共住房。
用 in 表示自治市所在的地理位置，通常加不定冠词 a/an。
They moved to a municipality in the north of Sweden.
他们搬到了瑞典北部的一个自治市。
Not this
There are many municipality in China.
Use this
There are many municipalities in China.
municipality 是可数名词，复数形式是 municipalities；在 many 之后必须用复数，中文名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏加 -s。
Not this
The municipal decided to build a new park.
Use this
The municipality decided to build a new park.
municipal 是形容词，不能充当主语；表示“市政当局”这一机构时要用名词 municipality。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
（地名）自治市
The municipality of Milan has a population of about 1.4 million.
米兰自治市约有140万人口。
乡村自治市
This rural municipality cannot afford to fund a full-time fire department.
这个乡村自治市无力资助一支全职消防队。
邻近的自治市
The floods also affected several neighbouring municipalities.
洪水也影响了邻近的几个自治市。
整个自治市
The entire municipality will be supplied with clean drinking water.
整个自治市将获得清洁饮用水。
市政当局提供
The municipality provides free sports facilities for residents.
市政当局为居民提供免费体育设施。
Use municipality naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 municipality 拆成 municipal（市政的）+ ity：想象市政厅大楼挂着市徽，象征自治市和市当局的自治权。
语域：formal 常见场景：政府文件、法律条文、新闻报道 该词比较正式，多用于行政、法律或官方语境中，日常口语中较少使用。
这些词与 municipality 押韵：它们的重读音节都含 /æ/，其后的 /ləti/ 部分与 municipality 的 /pæləti/ 中的 /æləti/ 一致。注意形近的 municipal /mjuˈnɪsɪpəl/ 和 municipally /mjuˈnɪsɪpəli/ 并不押韵，发音和结尾都不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.