barrio
barrio — 名詞
- barriosingular
- barriosplural
1. A Spanish-speaking district inside a US city, where many households have limited
西班牙語區
美國城市中拉丁裔聚居的區域
A Spanish-speaking district inside a US city, where many households have limited income and the area typically receives fewer public services than more affluent parts of town.
Tomás grew up in a barrio near downtown LA where most neighbours spoke Spanish.
Tomás 在洛杉磯市中心附近的西班牙語區長大，那兒大多數鄰居都說西班牙語。
The old barrio had few parks and one small grocery store for many families.
這個老舊的西班牙語區公園稀少，僅有一間小雜貨店供應許多家庭。
Adisa volunteered at a youth centre in the barrio, teaching English to recent immigrants.
Adisa 在西班牙語區的青少年中心擔任志工，教新移民英文。
The city promised new housing and a clinic in the east-side barrio.
市政府承諾在東側西班牙語區蓋新住宅和診所。
Sayaka wrote her university paper about how the barrio changed after the subway line opened.
Sayaka 的大學報告探討了地鐵開通後西班牙語區的變化。
- neighbourhood
General term for any residential area; barrio adds the specific cultural and linguistic context of a Spanish-speaking community.
- quarter
Often used for historic or ethnic districts (e.g. French Quarter); barrio is specifically tied to Latino identity in the US.
- district
More administrative; barrio carries social and cultural meanings that a neutral district does not.
文法句型
in + the + barrio
barrio + of + city name
用法筆記
Common in discussions of urban life, immigration, and Latino culture in the United States. Some residents use the word with pride to refer to their cultural community, but it can carry negative stereotypes of poverty in non-Latino speech.
常見錯誤
2. An officially recognised neighbourhood unit inside a municipality in Spain or La
行政區；城區
西語國家中城市的行政分區
An officially recognised neighbourhood unit inside a municipality in Spain or Latin America, used for local administration and community identity, similar to a ward in English-speaking cities.
Élise rented a small apartment in a quiet barrio on the north side of Barcelona.
Élise 在巴塞隆納北邊一個寧靜的城區租了一間小公寓。
Each barrio in Mexico City has its own market, church, and local festival.
墨西哥城的每個行政區都有自己的市場、教堂和在地節慶。
each barrio has [own] — describing local features of an administrative division
Niran's guidebook called the barrio the oldest part of the city, with narrow stone streets.
Niran 的旅遊指南說這個城區是城市中最古老的部分，有著狹窄的石板街道。
The mayor promised to fix the streetlights in every barrio before the rainy season began.
市長承諾在雨季來臨前修好每個行政區的路燈。
When Walid moved to Seville, he chose a barrio close to the university.
Walid 搬到塞維亞時，選了離大學近的一個城區。
- district
The closest general equivalent in English; barrio is the specific term used in Spanish-speaking administrative systems.
- ward
Emphasises the political or electoral aspect of the division; barrio covers both social and administrative identity.
- quarter
Often used in tourist or historic contexts; barrio is the standard everyday word in Spanish-speaking cities.
文法句型
each + barrio
one of the + barrios + of + city name
barrio + prepositional phrase
用法筆記
In Spain and Latin America, barrio is a neutral administrative term, not necessarily tied to poverty or ethnicity. It functions like 'ward' or 'district' in English — any resident of a city belongs to one barrio or another.