megalopolis
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megalopolis词义
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n. 特大都市；人口稠密地带
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。
megalopolis英文词源
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- 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.