hometown
/ˈhəʊm.taʊn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhoʊm.taʊn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhōm-ˈtau̇n/ (ame, mw)
hometown — 名詞
- hometownsingular
- hometownsplural
1. the place where you spent your childhood and that you continue to think of as yo
家鄉
出生或成長的地方
the place where you spent your childhood and that you continue to think of as your real home, even if you later move away
Priya visits her hometown in Kerala every year during the holidays.
Priya 每年假期都會回她位於喀拉拉邦的家鄉探望。
collocation: visits + hometown
The small town of Oakville is Theo's hometown, though he now lives in Toronto.
橡樹鎮這個小鎮是 Theo 的家鄉，雖然他現在住在多倫多。
pattern: [possessive] + hometown with contrast clause
After a decade abroad, Leila returned to her hometown to teach at the local school.
在海外待了十年後，Leila 回到家鄉，在當地學校任教。
My hometown has changed so much since I was a child.
我的家鄉跟我小時候相比，改變了許多。
For many immigrants, their hometown remains a cherished place even decades after leaving.
對許多移民來說，家鄉在他們離開數十年後仍是個珍愛的地方。
- birthplace
refers strictly to the location where someone was born, without the emotional or long-term connection that hometown implies
- home
broader term — can mean the building you live in now, your country, or your hometown, depending on context
- native town
more formal and less common in everyday speech; often used in writing about one's origins
用法筆記
Often used with a possessive determiner (my hometown, her hometown, their hometown). Can refer to any settlement size — a village, a small town, or a large city — depending on where the person grew up.