region
英 ['riːdʒ(ə)n]
美 ['ridʒən]
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region 地方,区域来自拉丁语 regere,统治,管理,词源同 regulate.即管理区域。
- region (n.)
- c. 1300, "tract of land of a considerable but indefinite extent," from Anglo-French regioun, Old French region "land, region, province" (12c.), from Latin regionem (nominative regio) "a district, portion of a country, territory, district; a direction, line; boundary line, limit," noun of state from past participle stem of regere "to direct, rule" (see regal). Phrase in the region of "about" (of numbers, etc.) is recorded from 1961.
- 1. The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region.
- 发电站烧的煤产自鲁尔地区。
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- 2. There is tension in the region following the killing of seven civilians.
- 随着7名平民被杀害,该地区局势紧张起来。
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- 3. Every country in the region was a military dictatorship.
- 该地区的所有国家都是军事独裁国家。
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- 4. This south-west region of France is the home of claret.
- 法国西南部的这个地区是干红葡萄酒的产地。
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- 5. The scheme will cost in the region of six million pounds.
- 这个计划将耗资大约600万英镑。
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