populous

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populous — 形容詞

  • populouspositive
  • more populouscomparative
  • most populoussuperlative

1. describing a country, city, or region where very many people live

1.形容詞C1
釋義

人口眾多

居住人口很多

describing a country, city, or region where very many people live

例句

Jakarta is one of the most populous cities in Southeast Asia.

Jakarta 是東南亞人口最多的城市之一。

one of the most populous + plural noun

The river valley became populous after new factories opened nearby.

新工廠在附近開設後，這座河谷住進了更多人，變得人口眾多。

become populous

常見搭配
  • populous city
  • populous country
  • populous region
  • populous district
同義詞
  • densely populated

    A neutral phrase common in geography and statistics.

  • well-populated

    Less formal and often slightly milder in meaning.

  • teeming

    More vivid and literary, often suggesting busy movement as well.

  • crowded

    Describes how full a place feels, not its resident population in general.

反義詞

文法句型

populous + noun

be populous

one of the most populous + plural noun

用法筆記

Mostly used in formal writing about countries, cities, regions, and districts. Unlike crowded or overcrowded, it refers to a place's general population size, not how full it feels at one moment.

常見錯誤

This village is very population.
This village is very populous.
Use the adjective 'populous', not the noun 'population'.
The district is populous tonight because of the night market.
The district is crowded tonight because of the night market.
'Populous' describes a long-term population, not a temporary crowd.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • populous city
  • populous country
  • populous region
  • populous district

副詞搭配

  • highly populous

常用片語

  • become populous
  • one of the most populous