🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯
檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
- honourable 414
- holistic 210
- chew 592
- Declassify 153
- incidental 125
- superstore 81
- palatalize 51
- minimalism 120
- Gas 132
- becquerel 64
- club 544
- Litigation 200
- dun 115
- devoutly 127
- glade 139
- surfactant 39
- oratory 166
- drawing room 141
- cook 217
- reimbursement 122
- separation 470
- dicier 43
- Enough 101
- Heat 157
- standard 575
- intrepid 325
- Science 241
- bazooka 113
- Phony 35
- Placate 36
- paintwork 69
- salesperson 145
- Counteract 146
- belonging 166
- being 511
- Uproar 140
- laser 484
- exports 49
- handmaiden 81
- geology 497
- ak 129
- centre of gravity 58
- upbringing 151
- Disrespect 156
- flatter 144
- scan 553
- baronet 111
- Outcome 69
- vessel 531
- discriminate 220
- intestate 166
- structural 405
- perigee 91
- keel 129
- invective 80
- pet 458
- proposal 575
- socialization 89
- craftspeople 87
- Nourishment 184
- Immemorial 157
- universe 516
- choreography 127
- winner 535
- Uniform 148
- tefl 54
- skulduggery 52
- dimension 559
- Ending 131
- lithography 104
- spic 83
- recently 455
- mire 113
- War 267
- clarified 69
- trickery 94
- incontrovertible 185
- lashing 315
- filings 55
- Essay 170
- valley 585
- Forgive 258
- towered 37
- gated 145
- humorless 73
- motorman 76
- precariousness 198
- Stale 154
- masonry 154
- sedan 133
- bookstall 104
- double-dip 140
- add 514
- grammatical 519
- casting vote 73
- silkworm 53
- authority 571
- refreshment 516
- iniquitous 64
- unrivaled 147
- Criterion 211
- Stringer 84
- adjustable 161
- develop 270
- fogey 85
- punk 216
- barrette 108
- porch 492
- climber 120
- abrupt 132
- Perpetuate 153
- hay 469
- overrated 153
- Lighthouse 119
- sideways 464
- anchor 520
- representative 533
- Deserving 90
- tater 78
- skip 154
- Worthwhile 126
- wholesaler 248
- distraught 143
- timpanist 76
- lip 541
- pawn 100
- reel 430
- sub 168
- poet 453
- paddle 254
- bilingual 130
- Fault 171
- Surprised 50
- germ 491
- Discard 89
- resist 517
- hydrant 70
- reconsider 147
- crumpet 75
- liar 462
- craft 536
- protocol 163
- photograph 538
- bait 179
- Equip 215
- analysis 563
- masturbate 67
- kirk 65
- Friendship 183
- resignation 507
- conceivable 287
- shave 582
- dump 525
- Spider 179
- malted 55
- noose 85
- citation 282
- scum 175
- squeamish 221
- connection 534
- predominate 192
- untruthful 66
- capillary 133
- shorten 152
- wisconsin 51
- exclamatory 71
- bounteous 96
- Obligation 266
- in order 76
- Comedy 222
- independent 551
- confidence 562
- spontaneity 131
- shampoo 521
- press 576
- discernible 160
- Expire 152
- palm 533
- often 216
- Criminally 116
- rhizome 49
- scoundrel 67
- finish line 81
- billionth 78
- Assimilate 108
- billion 491
- nurse 150
- vulnerable 280
- leisure 499
- useless 513
- anorexia 92
- gamely 131
- snowboard 86
- incredibly 150
- Conform 119
- Amphibian 61
- incorporeal 66
- incorrect 452
- Handicraft 93
- rotation 454
- glitz 154
- bombard 265
- offbeat 118
- change down 86
- laundry 492
- pursue 551
- sport 287
- notcher 44
- nelly 78
- Appreciable 63
- delineation 112
- congratulate 458
- blend 498
- inchoate 136
- follow-up 113
- Virus 231
- Encyclopedia 69
- Vegetarian 151
- horizontal 441
- cardiology 139
- April Fools' Day 154
- recompense 120
- Undue 79
- hosts 58
- realize 609
- walk 234
- accredited 126
- recession 248
- mooring 61
- Temporarily 173
- plaid 91
- civet 109
- shirk 131
- recuperative 64
- nebulous 205
- cheek 473
- linguistics 212
- Counsel 194
- prodigy 97
- blend into 86
- shoutingly 39
- Translator 77
- charm offensive 79
- discordant 112
- Alliance 203
- Awesome 56
- captivity 168
- gripe 199
- isolate 431
- pander 79
- at peace 63
- While 248
- eaten up 68
- pty 117
- lovely 290
- beyond recall 46
- pox 107
- lacerate 58
- meccano 49
- Congratulation 140
- Iraqi 42
- windmill 65
- sudoku 37
- When 217
- Crawfish 129
- strongly 427
- yardstick 214
- money supply 91
- fortune 583
- Rising 233
- retire 540
- Sweetener 53
- superficiality 107
- Mileage 135
- Tip 186
- Statement 190
- fawn 125
- hand in 69
- sci-fi 30
- B.C. 318
- Terrain 255
- Privacy 175
- fumble 209
- motif 72
- by extension 36
- Decent 247
- gluey 63
- falsity 117
- bludge 97
- amplify 467
- Pulse 83
- tapeworm 54
- posture 254
- Essentially 154
- roentgenium 42
- draw on 112
- mailshot 46
- circumstance 595
- run 395
- Favor 104
- failure 534
- sandalwood 66
- book token 95
- feminism 158
- Soil 120
- crucially 177
- purloin 62
- unemployable 74
- Embarrassed 248
- duodenum 187
- verify 554
- edward 90
- hooligan 68
- buggy 194
- Civil 194
- experiment 540
- hobo 194
- appendicitis 141
- kohl 110
- subsidize 227
- lighter 74
- together 151
- Ostentatious 62
- gastric 138
- occasional 487
- steady 576
- crossbow 117
- sparkler 67
- Hover 52
- socialite 70
- Rock 171
- enamel 164
- deadly 450
- pollen 144
- Regulation 289
- locate 534
- chap 124
- succor 166
- dealings 81
- Suggest 266
- cankle 57
- orogenesis 53
- Ecological 66
- smart-aleck 31
- mandate 280
- certain 540
- Flex 94
- reflector 61
- the rat race 32
- disturb 525
- Holy 104
- MP 176
- ghetto 192
- heartening 48
- versatility 20
- Boring 161
- liberal 466
- vision 548
- atomic 437
- bury 509
- salvation 208
- appropriation 132
- cross 624
- Ration 83
- poach 129
- Mistaken 119
- Naked 71
- hospitalized 17
- dispensable 193
- characterize 511
- pdq 86
- rainfall 60
- unreconstructed 62
- aspect 565
- eco- 153
- Immoral 240
- Protestant 53
- renunciation 110
- magma 60
- Massage 215
- deduction 210
- represent 627
- wakeful 55
- stratification 152
- But 123
- blest 62
- recreation 472
- Scrimp 13
- grown-up 222
- neglect 554
- Polite 128
- landlubber 186
- navy 469
- anatomy 146
- Tequila 37
- sedition 192
- named 31
- colon 118
- grade crossing 60
- masthead 58
- Committee 236
- SWELL 155
- Nutrient 190
- garter 190
- hamburger 442
- rainstorm 67
- Exhausted 187
- stupendous 80
- Gratification 152
- perverse 215
- obstinacy 62
- Alternate 206
- everyday 510
- Rehab 113
- carbohydrate 164
- trawl 106
- lamp 507
- intermediary 260
- slake 218
- poke 482
- Scientific 212
- tempting 220
- arbitrage 162
- Simply 131
- Restock 95
- Splurge 164
- beautician 102
- heptathlon 58
- infirmity 107
- personnel 492
- cleaner 160
- pincers 29
- tyre 480
- biker 98
- disarrange 108
- plimsoll 82
- crisp 282
- contain 468
- bouncy house 54
- family 253
- doughboy 79
- treasure 543
- caramel 104
- ballroom 72
- irritable 181
- muezzin 57
- Ingest 91
- revolutionary 454
- All 85
- briefcase 271
- median 178
- fulsome 130
- derision 112
- CAUSE 70
- drapery 103
- environmentalism 111
- Expedite 170
- inducement 258
- velvety 101
- relief 545
- mound 152
- abrade 96
- deserve 460
- stand 377
- godly 150
- wind 319
- pained 79
- orgasmic 73
- tenable 72
- abaya 55
- compound 509
- Alphabet 102
- regard 578
- monism 50
- eliminator 74
- contralto 103
- Donate 219
- Sparse 153
- miscegenation 66
- buyer's market 85
- conk 147
- reload 72
- significance 505
- locution 59
- Eccentric 84
- profuse 165
- unproblematic 43
- grouchy 145
- tithable 38
- walkover 57
- crow 595
- enjoy 221
- dark 305
- luminous 144
- Proximity 142
- guardhouse 107
- arbitrary 457
- survey 511
- alloy 453
- witness 591
metropolis
noun
me·trop·o·lis mə-ˈträ-p(ə-)ləs 
Example Sentences
a big, teeming metropolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their mark
Recent Examples on the Web It’s one of the beauties of life in Los Angeles — that in the midst of a sprawling metropolis, wildlife coexists alongside humans. 
Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 That’s how many people in the Chinese metropolis of Chengdu will be impacted by a sweeping citywide lockdown today due to stringent zero-Covid measures. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 In the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing, the mercury rose to 113 Fahrenheit Thursday, prompting the government to issue its highest heat warning for the eighth time this summer. BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 Sacks had landed in New York from D.C. the previous summer and arrived in a metropolis desperate for her services. Mattie Kahn, Town & Country, 9 Aug. 2022 The Ace Hotel group, which has opened 10 boutique hotels in the past 20 years, debuted a new outpost in the Canadian metropolis this week. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 28 July 2022 The earliest iterations of the Electronic Arts game launched in 1989 with SimCity, giving players the chance to build and sustain their own metropolis. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 23 June 2022 Throughout the album, quips from folks who inhabit their watery metropolis speak of them highly. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2022 Cities are officially back: Travelers are eager to dive into the sights, bites and sounds of a metropolis like Paris or New York. New York Times, 3 June 2022 See More
Rachel Schnalzer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 That’s how many people in the Chinese metropolis of Chengdu will be impacted by a sweeping citywide lockdown today due to stringent zero-Covid measures. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 In the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing, the mercury rose to 113 Fahrenheit Thursday, prompting the government to issue its highest heat warning for the eighth time this summer. BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 Sacks had landed in New York from D.C. the previous summer and arrived in a metropolis desperate for her services. Mattie Kahn, Town & Country, 9 Aug. 2022 The Ace Hotel group, which has opened 10 boutique hotels in the past 20 years, debuted a new outpost in the Canadian metropolis this week. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 28 July 2022 The earliest iterations of the Electronic Arts game launched in 1989 with SimCity, giving players the chance to build and sustain their own metropolis. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 23 June 2022 Throughout the album, quips from folks who inhabit their watery metropolis speak of them highly. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2022 Cities are officially back: Travelers are eager to dive into the sights, bites and sounds of a metropolis like Paris or New York. New York Times, 3 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek mētropolis, from mētr-, mētēr mother + polis city — more at mother, police entry 1
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of metropolis was in the 14th century 👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文