borough
/ˈbʌrə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɜːrəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbər-(ˌ)ō ˈbə-(ˌ)rō/ (ame, mw)
borough — 名詞
- boroughsingular
- boroughsplural
1. an officially governed part of a big city, or a small town that runs its own loc
市鎮；行政區
大城市的正式行政區；也可指自治小城鎮
an officially governed part of a big city, or a small town that runs its own local affairs.
Camden is a busy borough in north London with many music clubs.
Camden 是倫敦北部熱鬧的行政區，有很多音樂酒吧。
borough + in [city]
School lunch menus differ across boroughs in New York City.
紐約市各行政區的學校午餐菜單都不一樣。
plural boroughs in New York City
Voters in the borough chose a new council leader last spring.
那個行政區的選民去年春天選出了一位新議會領袖。
The housing form asks which borough your family lives in.
住房表格會問你家住在哪個行政區。
Aisha moved to a quieter borough after her office left Manhattan.
辦公室搬出 Manhattan 後，Aisha 搬到了比較安靜的行政區。
- district
a general word for an area of a town or country, sometimes official and sometimes not
- municipality
more formal; stresses the local government unit itself
- neighborhood
smaller and less official, usually where people live
文法句型
a borough of [city]
in the borough
borough council
用法筆記
Usually refers to an official local-government area, especially in Britain and New York City. Distinguish it from 'neighborhood', which can be any local part of a town and does not need official borders.