conurbation
/ˌkɒnəˈbeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːnərˈbeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkä-(ˌ)nər-ˈbā-shən/ (ame, mw)
conurbation — 名詞
- conurbationsingular
- conurbationsplural
1. a wide built-up area created when several nearby towns expand until they join in
都會區
多個城鎮連成一片的大片市區
a wide built-up area created when several nearby towns expand until they join into one connected urban region
On the map, the Leeds conurbation looks like one long spread of streets.
在地圖上，Leeds 這片都會區看起來像一整條連續的街道。
pattern: the [city] conurbation
Jin commutes across the conurbation by train from one old mill town to another.
Jin 搭火車穿過整個都會區，從一座老工業城鎮通勤到另一座。
collocation: across the conurbation
New housing estates filled the gaps between villages, turning them into a conurbation.
新住宅區填滿了幾個村鎮之間的空地，使它們連成一個都會區。
Beatrix grew up in a conurbation where six towns shared buses, schools, and hospitals.
Beatrix 在一個都會區長大，那裡有六個城鎮共用公車、學校和醫院。
The airport serves the whole conurbation, not just the central city.
這座機場服務的是整個都會區，不只是中心城市。
- metropolitan area
broader; can include outer commuter districts that are not physically joined
- urban area
more general; does not specifically suggest separate towns merging together
- megalopolis
much larger and less common; often used for an enormous chain of major cities
- rural area
an area of countryside with few buildings and a low population
文法句型
a conurbation around [city]
the [city] conurbation
live/work across the conurbation
turn [towns/villages] into a conurbation
用法筆記
Common in geography and town-planning writing rather than everyday speech. It usually refers to a continuous built-up area made from several towns, not simply one large city or a wider commuter region.