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met·ro·pol·i·tan AHD[mĕt'rə-pŏlʹĭ-tən] D.J.[ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən]K.K.[ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlɪtən]adj.（形容词）abbr. met.【缩写】- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city:大城市的，大都会的：属于或关于大都市的，具有大都市的特点的：crowded metropolitan streets; a metropolitan newspaper.繁忙拥挤的大城市街道；大城市的报纸
- Of or constituting a large city or urbanized area, including adjacent suburbs and towns:大城市的：属于或构成一个大城市或城市地区，包括临近郊区和城镇的：the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area; a metropolitan county.达拉斯一福特和沃斯都市带；大都市的郊区
- Of, relating to, or constituting the home territory of an imperial or colonial state.宗主国的；宗主城市的：属于，关于或构成一个帝国或殖民国家的宗主地区的
- Of or relating to an ecclesiastical metropolitan.都主教的：属于或关于基督教中都主教的
n.（名词）- A citizen of a metropolis, especially one who displays urbane characteristics, attitudes, and values.大城市人：大城市居民，尤指表现出大城市性格、特征和价值观者
- In the Western Christian churches, a bishop with provincial powers, with some authority over suffragan bishops.西派教会教主，天主教教主：西派教会中具有大主教权力的教主，对副教主有一定的管辖权
- Eastern Orthodox Church A bishop who is head of an ecclesiastical province and ranks next below the patriarch.【东正教】 教长：作为基督教省首脑的教主，位居教皇之下
- Middle English [of a metropolitan bishop] 中古英语 [教主教教主的]
- from Late Latin mētropolītānus [metropolitan] 源自 后期拉丁语 mētropolītānus [大城市的]
- from Greek mētropolitēs [citizen of a metropolis] 源自 希腊语 mētropolitēs [大城市居民]
- from mētropolis [mother city] * see metropolis 源自 mētropolis [宗主城市] * 参见 metropolis
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