hamlet

/ˈhæmlət/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhæmlət/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈham-lət/ (ame, mw)

hamlet — noun

  • hamletsingular
  • hamletsplural

1. a very small place in the countryside where a few homes stand together, often wi

1.名詞C1
釋義

a very small place in the countryside where a few homes stand together, often with no church or other public buildings

例句

Reuben cycled through a hamlet with six cottages and no shop.

hamlet + with few houses and no shop

At dusk, Anna saw smoke rising from a hamlet beside the river.

hamlet beside + place

同義詞
  • village

    larger and more likely to have a shop, school, or church

  • settlement

    broader and more formal; can describe places of many sizes

  • outpost

    usually more remote and often tied to work, travel, or military presence

反義詞
  • town

    larger, with more people and more services

  • city

    much larger and more urban than a hamlet

文法句型

a/the + hamlet

in a hamlet

hamlet + near/beside/beyond + place

用法筆記

Usually refers to a very small rural place. It often suggests only a few houses and fewer services than a village.

常見錯誤

❌Taipei is a hamlet with millions of people.
✅Taipei is a city with millions of people.
💡A hamlet is a tiny rural settlement, not a large urban place.