late 14c., "inhabited place larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town," from Old French vilage "houses and other buildings in a group" (usually smaller than a town), from Latin villaticum "farmstead" (with outbuildings), noun use of neuter singular of villaticus "having to do with a farmstead or villa," from villa "country house" (see villa). As an adjective from 1580s. Village idiot is recorded from 1825. Related: Villager (1560s).
双语例句
1. The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.
这个村子里只住了50户人。
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2. We ran across some old friends in the village.
我们在村里偶然碰见了一些老朋友。
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3. I remember the village full of American servicemen riding around in jeeps.
我记得当时村子里满是开着吉普到处转悠的美国兵。
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4. I live in a sedate little village in the Midlands.
我住在英格兰中部一个宁静的小村庄里。
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5. At one time 400 men, women and children lived in the village.
