intercity

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intercity — 形容詞

  • intercitypositive
  • more intercitycomparative
  • most intercitysuperlative

1. describing a train, bus, or other service that travels directly between cities,

1.形容詞B1
釋義

城際的

往來不同城市之間的

describing a train, bus, or other service that travels directly between cities, or an activity that takes place across more than one city

例句

Sofia caught the intercity train from Lisbon to Porto for the weekend.

Sofia 搭乘城際列車，從里斯本到波爾圖度週末。

attributive: intercity + train

The intercity bus between Lagos and Abuja now runs six times a day.

往返 Lagos 和 Abuja 的城際巴士現在一天有六班。

collocation: intercity bus

同義詞
  • inter-city

    a spelling variant with a hyphen; same meaning and usage

  • long-distance

    covers any journey that is far, not necessarily between cities — a long-distance call could be within the same city

  • interurban

    more formal and technical; often used in academic writing about transport networks

反義詞
  • local

    limited to a single city or a small area within one

  • intracity

    happening within one city rather than between cities

文法句型

intercity + [transport noun]

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive only). Common in transport contexts: intercity train, intercity bus, intercity rail, intercity service. Also appears in competition and event names: intercity tournament, intercity rivalry.