Word · Frequency #21335
municipality
自治市
an urban area that has its own local government and the power to govern itself
- 1.
A district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
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。
- 2.
an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
具有法人地位和自治权的城市区
- 3.
The governing body of such a district.
该区的管理机构。
- 4.
people living in a town or city having local self-government
拥有地方自治的城市居民
- 5.
In the Philippines and in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, second-level administrative divisions that may house one or more cities or towns whose head of government may be called mayors or, in Mexico, municipal presidents.
在菲律宾及西班牙语和葡萄牙语国家,指第二级行政区划,可包含一个或多个城市或城镇,其行政首长称市长(在墨西哥称市政主席)。
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。;具有法人地位和自治权的城市区;该区的管理机构。;拥有地方自治的城市居民;在菲律宾及西班牙语和葡萄牙语国家,指第二级行政区划,可包含一个或多个城市或城镇,其行政首长称市长(在墨西哥称市政主席)。
In use
The municipality offers free public transport for senior citizens.
The new hospital serves the entire municipality and the surrounding villages.
Each municipality elects its own council to handle local issues.
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。
a municipality in [place]
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。
Common mistakes
There are many municipality in China.
Connections
Collocations
- the municipality of [place]
- (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。
- rural municipality
- 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。
- neighbouring municipality
- 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。
- entire municipality
- 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。
- municipality provides
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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