centrally
/ˈsentrəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsentrəli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsen-trə-lē/ (ame, mw)
centrally — 副詞
1. in or near the middle of a place, area, or object — often used to say a building
在中央地
位於某地或某物的中間位置
in or near the middle of a place, area, or object — often used to say a building or town is easy to reach from many directions.
The hotel is centrally located, only five minutes' walk from the train station.
這間飯店位於市中心，從火車站走過來只要五分鐘。
centrally located: easy access from many areas
Antonia chose a flat that was centrally placed between her office and her parents' house.
Antonia 挑了一間位置剛好在公司和爸媽家中間的公寓。
centrally placed: physical midway position
A heavy oak table stood centrally in the dining room, surrounded by eight chairs.
一張厚重的橡木桌擺在飯廳正中央，四周圍著八張椅子。
Their new café sits centrally in the old town, just opposite the cathedral.
他們新開的咖啡店就坐落在舊城區中心，正對著大教堂。
The clinic is centrally situated so that patients from every village can reach it on foot.
這家診所位置很居中，附近每個村子的病人都能走路抵達。
- in the middle
everyday phrase; less formal than `centrally`
- in the centre
noun-phrase equivalent; needs a preposition
- peripherally
on the edge or outer area
- remotely
far from a centre or main area
文法句型
centrally + located/positioned/placed
用法筆記
Almost always passive — `centrally located`, `centrally placed`, `centrally situated`. Subject is usually a building, town, or object whose middle position is what makes it useful.
常見錯誤
2. by being run, controlled, or decided from one main office or authority rather th
集中地
由單一機構統一管理或決定
by being run, controlled, or decided from one main office or authority rather than by separate local groups.
School funding is centrally controlled by the Ministry of Education in our country.
我們國家的學校經費是由教育部統一管控的。
centrally controlled: decisions made at one main authority
The chain's prices are set centrally, so a sandwich costs the same in every branch.
這家連鎖店的價格是統一訂定的，所以每家分店的三明治都賣同樣價錢。
set centrally: passive; single source of policy
Mira complained that her hospital's nurse schedules were centrally managed from a head office two hundred miles away.
Mira 抱怨她們醫院的護理排班是由兩百英里外的總部統一安排的。
In a centrally planned economy, the government decides what factories should produce.
在計畫經濟體制下，政府統一決定工廠該生產什麼。
Software updates for every laptop in the company are pushed out centrally each Tuesday morning.
公司裡每一台筆電的軟體更新都在每週二早上統一推送。
- from a single source
descriptive phrase; clearer for non-experts
- from the top
informal; suggests hierarchy
- locally
by each branch or community separately
- independently
without one main controlling body
文法句型
centrally + controlled/managed/administered/organized
用法筆記
Frequently passive with verbs of administration: `controlled`, `managed`, `administered`, `planned`, `organized`, `funded`. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about authority and source, not physical location.