regional
regional — 形容詞
- regionalpositive
- more regionalcomparative
- most regionalsuperlative
1. describing or belonging to one specific section of a nation instead of applying
地區的
與特定區域有關的
describing or belonging to one specific section of a nation instead of applying to the whole country.
The regional office in Padua handles all orders from customers in northern Italy.
位在 Padua 的區域辦公室負責處理北義大利所有客戶的訂單。
collocation: regional office
Femi prefers the regional cuisine of West Africa, especially dishes with yam and peanuts.
Femi 偏愛西非的地方菜餚，尤其是有山藥和花生的料理。
collocation: regional cuisine
Every secondary school follows the curriculum set by its regional education authority.
每所中學都遵循其所屬地區教育局制定的課程。
collocation: regional education authority
The regional manager flew to Nairobi to discuss the sales targets for next quarter.
區域經理飛往奈洛比討論下一季的銷售目標。
collocation: regional manager
Anong grew up speaking a regional dialect her cousins from the capital could not follow.
Anong 從小說的是一種地方方言，她住在首都的表親聽不懂。
- regional office
- regional manager
- regional authority
- regional economy
- regional dialect
- regional cuisine
- regional election
- regional development
- local
narrower — refers to a single town or immediate area rather than a larger zone
- provincial
more formal and often suggests a sub-national political unit
- territorial
strongly legal or administrative, describing a defined territory
文法句型
regional + noun
用法筆記
Almost always placed before a noun. Common noun partners include 'office', 'manager', 'authority', 'economy', 'dialect', 'cuisine', and 'election'. This is by far the most frequent use of the word 'regional'.
常見錯誤
regional — 名詞
1. a local office, branch, or edition of a larger organization or publication that
地區分部
服務特定地區的分支機構
a local office, branch, or edition of a larger organization or publication that serves a particular part of a country.
Selim was promoted to manage the regional of Southeast Asia for a large logistics company.
Selim 升任為一家大型物流公司負責東南亞地區的分部經理。
pattern: the + regional + of + place
James reads the regional of a national paper that covers stories from his home state.
James 讀一份全國性報紙的地區版，該版報導他家鄉州的消息。
specific use: newspaper edition serving a region
The airline operates twelve regionals across Europe, each handling a different group of countries.
這家航空公司在歐洲設有十二個地區分部，各自負責不同的國家群。
After the merger the company closed its regional in Seoul and moved operations to Tokyo.
合併之後，該公司關閉了位於首爾的地區分部，並將業務移至東京。
possessive + regional meaning branch
- regional of + place
- manage the regional
- close a regional
- open a regional
- branch
more general; any local office, not necessarily organized by region
- division
often larger and may cover a broader scope than a regional
- local office
emphasises the immediate locality rather than a defined region
- headquarters
the main office from which regionals are directed
- head office
the central office of an organization
文法句型
the + regional + of + place
possessive + regional
用法筆記
Less common than the adjective. Often appears with a possessive determiner ('its regional', 'the company's regional') or after 'the' + 'regional' + 'of' + location. Common in business and publishing contexts. Not used in everyday conversation about personal belongings or small local shops.
常見錯誤
同根字
- region名詞A2
- regionally副詞B2
- regionalize動詞C1
- regionalism名詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
副詞搭配
- regionally
常用片語
- at the regional level
- on a regional basis
介系詞搭配
- in a region
- across a region
- within a region