urbanised
/ˈɜː.bən.aɪzd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɝː.bən.aɪzd/ (ame, ipa)
urbanised — adjective
- urbanisedpositive
- more urbanisedcomparative
- most urbanisedsuperlative
1. having many buildings, services, and people living close together, so that a pla
having many buildings, services, and people living close together, so that a place has the character of a town or city
The island has become highly urbanised since the new port opened.
adverb + urbanised
Most people in the urbanised north work in offices or shops.
The capital is more urbanised than the farming districts in the south.
Mira found the coastal strip too urbanised for a quiet holiday.
In this highly urbanised valley, buses run all night for factory workers.
- built-up
focuses more narrowly on land filled with buildings, rather than the full social character of city life
- developed
broader and can refer to economic progress, not specifically to becoming more city-like
- metropolitan
more formal and usually linked to a major city or its administration rather than to the process of urban growth
- rural
describes countryside areas with farms, villages, and less dense development
- undeveloped
broader opposite for land or regions that have not been heavily built or serviced
文法句型
urbanised + noun
be + urbanised
more urbanised than + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often used to compare how strongly different places have developed city-style housing, transport, and work patterns. Common with adverbs such as highly, heavily, and increasingly.