urbanised
/ˈɜː.bən.aɪzd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɝː.bən.aɪzd/ (ame, ipa)
urbanised — 形容詞
- urbanisedpositive
- more urbanisedcomparative
- most urbanisedsuperlative
1. having many buildings, services, and people living close together, so that a pla
都市化的
已呈現城市發展樣貌的
having many buildings, services, and people living close together, so that a place has the character of a town or city
The island has become highly urbanised since the new port opened.
新港口啟用後，這座島變得高度都市化。
adverb + urbanised
Most people in the urbanised north work in offices or shops.
都市化較高的北部，多數人從事辦公室或商店工作。
The capital is more urbanised than the farming districts in the south.
首都比南方的農業地區更都市化。
Mira found the coastal strip too urbanised for a quiet holiday.
Mira 覺得那段海岸地帶太過都市化，不適合安靜度假。
In this highly urbanised valley, buses run all night for factory workers.
在這個高度都市化的山谷裡，公車整晚都在載送工廠工人。
- built-up
focuses more narrowly on land filled with buildings, rather than the full social character of city life
- developed
broader and can refer to economic progress, not specifically to becoming more city-like
- metropolitan
more formal and usually linked to a major city or its administration rather than to the process of urban growth
- rural
describes countryside areas with farms, villages, and less dense development
- undeveloped
broader opposite for land or regions that have not been heavily built or serviced
文法句型
urbanised + noun
be + urbanised
more urbanised than + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often used to compare how strongly different places have developed city-style housing, transport, and work patterns. Common with adverbs such as highly, heavily, and increasingly.