conurbation
英 [?k?n???be??n]
美['kɑn?'be??n]
- n. 有卫星城的大都市；（几个邻近的城市因扩建而形成一个）组合城市，集合都市
TEM8
词态变化
复数:?conurbations;
中文词源
conurbation 大都市
con-, 强调。-urb, 城市，词源同urban, suburb.
英文词源
- conurbation (n.)
- 1915, from Latin com- "with, together" (see com-) + urbs "city" + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist and urban planner Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) in "Cities in Evolution."