megalopolis

英 [,megə'lɒp(ə)lɪs]美 [,mɛgə'lɑpəlɪs]

n. 特大都市；人口稠密地带

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1、megalo- + polis- "city".

中文词源

megalopolis 大都会

megalo-,巨大的，-polis,城市，词源同policy,police.在古代特指雅典或罗马等大都会。

英文词源

megalopolis (n.)

1832, from comb. form of Greek megas (genitive megalou) "great" (see mickle) + polis "city" (see polis). The word was used in classical times as an epithet of great cities (Athens, Syracuse, Alexandria), and it also was the name of a former city in Arcadia.

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