village

/ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈvi-lij/ (ame, mw)

village — noun

  • villagesingular
  • villagesplural

1. a place in the countryside where people live, made up of houses, a shop or two,

1.名詞A2
釋義

a place in the countryside where people live, made up of houses, a shop or two, and sometimes a school or church

例句

Tomás grew up in a small mountain village with three streets and one shop.

modifier: mountain village / coastal village / fishing village

The old stone church stands at the village centre, next to the village square.

prepositional phrase: at the village centre

同義詞
  • hamlet

    much smaller than a village, often with no shop or church

  • settlement

    more general and formal; can refer to any small group of homes

  • town

    larger than a village, with more facilities and services

反義詞
  • city

    a very large and densely populated urban area

  • metropolis

    a very large, important city, far bigger than any village

文法句型

a/the + village

village + noun (modifier)

用法筆記

In informal British English, you may hear reference to 'the village' to mean a village with a shop, a pub, and a church. American English uses 'village' less frequently for everyday settlements and more often for historical or incorporated communities.

常見錯誤

❌I live in a village with ten million people.
✅I live in a city with ten million people.
💡A village is much smaller than a city, typically with only a few hundred to a few thousand residents.
❌We visited a village town yesterday.
✅We visited a village yesterday.
💡'Village' alone already describes the type of settlement; adding 'town' is redundant.

2. the people living in a village, thought of as one group or community

2.名詞A2
釋義

the people living in a village, thought of as one group or community

例句

The whole village turned out to welcome Ishaan, the new teacher, at the community hall.

collective noun: the whole village + turned out (singular verb)

The village decided to build a new clinic after the flood damaged their old one.

同義詞
  • community

    broader term that can apply to any group of people living together, not only in a village

  • residents

    more formal and literal; focuses on individuals rather than the group as a whole

  • villagers

    more direct synonym but emphasises individuals rather than the collective

反義詞
  • city dwellers

    people living in a city, contrasting with village residents

文法句型

the whole/entire village + singular verb

用法筆記

In this sense, 'village' takes a singular verb even though it refers to many people: 'The village has agreed on a plan.' This is the same pattern as 'team', 'family', or 'committee' in their collective sense.

常見錯誤

❌The village have decided to build a new road.
✅The village has decided to build a new road.
💡When referring to the people as a single unit, use a singular verb in standard English.