Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #20700
suburbia
郊区居民
suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture
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The suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical characteristics or qualities of the people living there, especially complacency, conformity, conservativeness, dullness, etc.
郊区及其所有特征；有时贬义指郊区居民典型的自满、从众、保守、乏味等特质。
郊区及其所有特征；有时贬义指郊区居民典型的自满、从众、保守、乏味等特质。；都市的郊区；郊区居民所特有的风俗习惯
In use
Many families move to suburbia for more space and quieter streets.
Critics say suburbia can be isolating because people often drive everywhere.
The film offers a humorous look at modern suburbia and its routines.
in suburbia
suburbia 在此指郊区地带，常作不可数名词，不加冠词。
Many young families choose to live in suburbia.
许多年轻家庭选择住在郊区。
suburbia + be + [adjective]
把郊区视为一个整体时，谓语动词用单数。
Suburbia is peaceful, but some people find it too quiet.
郊区很安宁，但有些人觉得它过于安静。
the [noun] of suburbia
用 the [名词] of suburbia 来谈论郊区的某个特征或方面。
Connections
Collocations
- middle-class suburbia
- 中产阶级郊区社会
- She grew up in middle-class suburbia.她在中产阶级郊区长大。
- American suburbia
- 美国郊区社会
- American suburbia expanded rapidly after World War II.二战后美国郊区社会迅速扩张。
- sprawling suburbia
- 不断扩张的郊区
- Sprawling suburbia now covers the once-rural valley.不断扩张的郊区如今覆盖了曾经是乡村的山谷。
- escape from suburbia
- 逃离郊区生活
- They moved to the countryside to escape from suburbia.他们搬到乡下以逃离郊区生活。
- life in suburbia
- 郊区生活
- Life in suburbia can feel isolated without a car.没有汽车，郊区生活会让人感到孤立。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：suburb（郊区）+ 后缀 -ia（表示地区），想象一片郊区居民聚居的天地。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：cultural commentary、urban studies、journalism suburbia 通常用于社会文化评论、城市研究或媒体写作等场合，指作为一个文化群体的郊区居民，语气有时带轻微批评或讽刺；日常口语中比较少见。
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词；个别语境中可见复数形式 suburbias。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有完全押韵的词。suburb、suburban、urban、curb 都含 /əːb/ 音（suburb 的重音在 /ʌ/ 上，其余在 /əː/ 上），但结尾为 /b/ 或 /bən/，缺 /iə/ 尾；Arabia 与 Zambia 同以 -bia 拼写结尾并读 /biə/，但重读元音不同（/eɪ/、/æ/），故不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.