municipality

IPA/mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti/
KK[mjˌunɪsəpˈæləti]IPA/mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpæləti/

municipality — 名詞

  • municipalitysingular
  • municipalitiesplural

1. a city, town, or district that is run by its own local administration, or the ad

1.名詞C1
釋義

自治體

有地方自治權的城鎮或其政府

a city, town, or district that is run by its own local administration, or the administrative body responsible for that place.

例句

Christopher moved to a small mountain municipality near the Swiss border.

Christopher 搬到瑞士邊境附近一個小型山區自治體。

small + municipality for the area itself

The municipality repaired the broken bridge before the rainy season began.

雨季來臨前，該自治市鎮先修好了那座壞掉的橋。

municipality as the local authority

常見搭配
  • small municipality
  • rural municipality
  • municipality budget
  • municipality limits
  • work for the municipality
同義詞
  • local authority

    usually means the officials or institution, not the area

  • district

    names an administrative area, but not necessarily a self-governing one

  • town

    everyday place word; does not automatically imply an official governing body

文法句型

live in a municipality

work for the municipality

用法筆記

This word often appears in official or legal contexts. It can name either the area itself or the body that runs it, so action verbs such as 'repair', 'approve', or 'collect' usually point to the officials rather than the place.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • municipality budget
  • municipality office
  • municipality boundary
  • municipality election

常用片語

  • small municipality
  • rural municipality
  • work for the municipality
  • run by the municipality

介系詞搭配

  • in the municipality
  • within the municipality
  • by the municipality