centrally
/ˈsentrəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsentrəli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsen-trə-lē/ (ame, mw)
centrally — adverb
1. in or near the middle of a place, area, or object — often used to say a building
in or near the middle of a place, area, or object — often used to say a building or town is easy to reach from many directions.
The hotel is centrally located, only five minutes' walk from the train station.
centrally located: easy access from many areas
Antonia chose a flat that was centrally placed between her office and her parents' house.
centrally placed: physical midway position
A heavy oak table stood centrally in the dining room, surrounded by eight chairs.
Their new café sits centrally in the old town, just opposite the cathedral.
The clinic is centrally situated so that patients from every village can reach it on foot.
- in the middle
everyday phrase; less formal than `centrally`
- in the centre
noun-phrase equivalent; needs a preposition
- peripherally
on the edge or outer area
- remotely
far from a centre or main area
文法句型
centrally + located/positioned/placed
用法筆記
Almost always passive — `centrally located`, `centrally placed`, `centrally situated`. Subject is usually a building, town, or object whose middle position is what makes it useful.
常見錯誤
2. by being run, controlled, or decided from one main office or authority rather th
by being run, controlled, or decided from one main office or authority rather than by separate local groups.
School funding is centrally controlled by the Ministry of Education in our country.
centrally controlled: decisions made at one main authority
The chain's prices are set centrally, so a sandwich costs the same in every branch.
set centrally: passive; single source of policy
Mira complained that her hospital's nurse schedules were centrally managed from a head office two hundred miles away.
In a centrally planned economy, the government decides what factories should produce.
Software updates for every laptop in the company are pushed out centrally each Tuesday morning.
- from a single source
descriptive phrase; clearer for non-experts
- from the top
informal; suggests hierarchy
- locally
by each branch or community separately
- independently
without one main controlling body
文法句型
centrally + controlled/managed/administered/organized
用法筆記
Frequently passive with verbs of administration: `controlled`, `managed`, `administered`, `planned`, `organized`, `funded`. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about authority and source, not physical location.