rea
IPA/ɹˈiə/
KK[rˈe]IPA/rˈeɪ/
rea — abbreviation
1. a former U.S. government agency that helped bring electricity to farms and other
1.縮寫C1
釋義
a former U.S. government agency that helped bring electricity to farms and other rural communities by offering low-cost loans
例句
Eli found old REA documents while researching the history of his family farm in Iowa.
collocation: REA documents / REA records
By 1950 the REA had helped bring electricity to more than ninety percent of American farms.
historical fact: 90% of farms electrified by 1950
Mauricio read an article about how the REA changed life for families in rural Kansas.
Sofie's grandfather worked as a lineman for the REA during the 1940s.
文法句型
used as a noun in historical contexts
用法筆記
Usually written in capital letters as REA. Refers specifically to the historical U.S. agency created in 1935, not to modern electrification programs.
常見錯誤
❌The REA was a United Nations program.
✅The REA was a U.S. government program under Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.
💡REA was an American agency only, not international.