n. 有衛(wèi)星城的大都市;(幾個(gè)鄰近的城市因擴(kuò)建而形成一個(gè))組合城市,集合都市
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?conurbations;
中文詞源
conurbation 大都市
con-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-urb, 城市,詞源同urban, suburb.
英文詞源
conurbation (n.)
1915, from Latin com- "with, together" (see com-) + urbs "city" + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist and urban planner Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) in "Cities in Evolution."