Word · Frequency #713
region
区域或较大空间的一部分
an area or part of a larger space
- 1.
Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
空间或表面的任何相当大且相连的部分；具体来说,是指相当大但不确定范围的土地或海域；国家；地区；广义上指不特别参考位置或范围但因地理、社会或文化原因被视为实体的地方
- 2.
the extended spatial location of something
某物的扩展空间位置
- 3.
An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country.
城市、领土、国家的行政区划
- 4.
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
动物中具有特殊功能或由特定动脉或神经供应的部分
- 5.
The inhabitants of a region or district of a country.
国家的某个地区或区域的居民
- 6.
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
地球表面上不确定的大区域
- 7.
A place in or a part of the body in any way indicated.
身体的某个地方或部分
- 8.
An approximate range.
大致范围
具有共同特征或特性的特定区域；活动或兴趣的领域；空间或表面的任何相当大且相连的部分；具体来说,是指相当大但不确定范围的土地或海域；国家；地区；广义上指不特别参考位置或范围但因地理、社会或文化原因被视为实体的地方；某物的扩展空间位置；城市、领土、国家的行政区划
In use
The Amazon region is home to many unique species.
He felt a pain in the lower back region.
The government plans to invest more in the coastal regions.
the farming regions of France
regions of outer space
in the abdominal region
penguins inhabit the polar regions
the ~ of [place/domain]
用于指特定名称的区域
the region of Asia-Pacific
亚太地区
Connections
Collocations
- coastal region
- 沿海地区
- The coastal region is popular with tourists.沿海地区很受游客欢迎。
- economic region
- 经济区
- The government is developing a special economic region.政府正在开发一个特殊的经济区。
- geographical region
- 地理区域
- This plant is native to the Mediterranean geographical region.这种植物原产于地中海地理区域。
- mountainous region
- 山区
- The mountainous region is difficult to access in winter.这个山区冬季很难进入。
- remote region
- 偏远地区
- They traveled to a remote region of the country.他们前往该国的一个偏远地区。
- autonomous region
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把region拆成re（重复）和gion（谐音'近'），想象重复接近的区域，记住意为'区域'。
Context & Register
通常用于中性或正式场合，典型语境包括地理区域（如the Amazon region）、行政区域（如the Asia-Pacific region）、身体部位（如the abdominal region）或抽象领域（如the region of science）。
Grammar Note
表示特定的区域或范围
Pronunciation & Spelling
Most words end with '-sion' or '-tion' pronounced /ʒən/ or /ʃən/, but 'region' ends with '-gion' pronounced /dʒən/. Only 'legion' shares the same /dʒən/ ending and stressed vowel /iː/, making it a true rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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