town

Nghĩa

1. A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
2. Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.
3. A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.
4. The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.
5. (colloquial) Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.
6. A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.
7. (informal) A townhouse.
8. A municipal organization, such as a corporation, defined by the laws of the entity of which it is a part.
9. (obsolete) An enclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor; by extension, the whole of the land which constituted the domain.
10. (obsolete) A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard.
11. London, especially central London.

Phát âm là (IPA)

/taʊn/

Từ nguyên

From Middle English toun, from Old English tūn (“enclosure, garden”), from Proto-Germanic *tūną (“fence”) (compare West Frisian tún, Dutch tuin (“garden”), German Zaun, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian tun), from Gaulish dūnom (“hill, hillfort”), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (compare archaic Welsh din (“hill”), Irish dún (“fortress”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to finish, come full circle”). Doublet of dun. See also -ton and tine (“to enclose”).

Câu

I was just in town earlier this year , so it is kind of crazy to think about what took place right after .

Tôi chỉ ở trong thị trấn vào đầu năm nay, vì vậy thật điên rồ khi nghĩ về những gì diễn ra ngay sau đó.

It is named after the town of Bridgwater in the English county of Somerset .

Nó được đặt theo tên của thị trấn Bridgwater thuộc quận Somerset của Anh.

The village is situated approximately north-west from the city and county town of Lincoln .

Ngôi làng nằm ở phía tây bắc từ thành phố và thị trấn Lincoln.

Melchett founded the town of Tel Mond, now in Israel .

Melchett thành lập thị trấn Tel Mond, hiện đang ở Israel.

The Test cricketer , Alan Davidson , hails from the town .

Người chơi cricketer thử nghiệm, Alan Davidson, đến từ thị trấn.