Word · Frequency #19124
populous
人口众多的；人口稠密的；挤满人的
核心释义
Having a large population; densely populated; crowded with people.
- 1.
人口众多的。
Having a large population.
- 2.
人口密集的
densely populated
- 3.
有许多人说的,广泛使用的。
Spoken by a large number of people.
- 4.
人口稠密的。
Densely populated.
- 5.
挤满人的,人多的。
Crowded with people.
使用人数众多的；人口众多的。；人口密集的；有许多人说的,广泛使用的。；人口稠密的。
用法In use
Tokyo is one of the most populous cities in the world.
用法提示：这里 populous 作为形容词修饰 city，表示人口密度高。
China is a populous nation with a rich history.
用法提示：populous 直接描述 nation 的规模特征。
The populous neighborhoods near the stadium were filled with fans on game day.
用法提示：populous 用于修饰 neighborhoods，强调该区域居民数量多。
be populous
常与very, extremely等程度副词连用。
This region is very populous.
这个地区人口非常稠密。
populous + noun
populous作定语修饰名词。
It is a populous city.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- most populous
- 人口最多的
- Bangladesh is one of the most populous countries in the world.孟加拉国是世界上人口最多的国家之一。
- populous city
- 人口众多的城市
- Tokyo is a populous city with millions of residents.东京是一座人口众多的城市，有数百万居民。
- populous country
- 人口众多的国家
- India is a populous country with more than 1.4 billion people.印度是一个人口众多的国家，拥有超过14亿人口。
- populous region
- 人口稠密的地区
- Northern Italy is a populous region.意大利北部是一个人口稠密的地区。
- populous state
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 population（人口）+ -ous（充满…的）：populous 就是“人口众多的”，想象一座城市挤满了人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、demographic reports、geographical descriptions 该词比较正式，通常用于书面语或正式场合，常见于学术文章、人口统计和地理描述中，表示国家、城市或地区人口众多；日常口语中较少用，常以 has a large population 代替。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于修饰城市或地区，表示人口密度高。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
`populace` is a genuine rhyme (often a homophone). `popular`, `populate`, and `population` share the spelling of the first syllable but do not rhyme; `poplar` looks similar but loses the -ulous ending; `meticulous` shares the -ulous ending but has a different stress and vowel sound.
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.