uptown

英['ʌptaʊn] 美[,ʌp'taʊn]
  • n. 住宅区
  • adj. 住宅区的
  • adv. (美)在住宅区;(美)在城镇非商业区

中文词源


uptown 市郊

参照downtown词源。

英文词源


uptown (adv.)
1802, "to or in the higher or upper portion of a town," from up (adv.) + town (n.). As an adjective from 1838. As this usually was the residential portion of a town (especially a port) the word had overtones of "residential quarter" as opposed to "commercial and industrial district." As a noun from 1946, often meaning "more prosperous area of town."

双语例句


1. He rode uptown and made his way to Bob's apartment.
他乘车前往城外鲍勃的公寓。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Susan continued to live uptown.
苏珊继续住在市郊。

来自柯林斯例句

3. There's a skating rink uptown.
市郊有一个溜冰场。

来自柯林斯例句

4. They live in an apartment uptown.
他们住在市郊的一套公寓。

来自《权威词典》

5. New uptown is nearby the high way.
新住宅区紧挨高速公路.

来自《简明英汉词典》