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town

Mỹ/ˈtaʊ̯n/Anh/ˈtaʊ̯n/

Nghĩa và cách dùng

Danh từ

A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)

Ví dụ

This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

They moved to a quiet town by the river.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Danh từ

Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.

Ví dụ

I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

We drive into town for groceries on Saturday.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Danh từ

A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.

Ví dụ

Farmers sold eggs in the town each Wednesday.Ví dụ do AI tạo

The old town held a market every week.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Danh từ

The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.

Ví dụ

The town complained about loud campus parties.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Town and the university disagree on parking.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Danh từ

Thân mật

Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.

Ví dụ

Call me when you get to town.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

They put up "lost dog" posters all over town.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Danh từ

A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.

Ví dụ

He left town for a week of meetings.Ví dụ do AI tạo

We are in town until Friday night.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Nguồn gốc và lịch sử

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town Inherited from Middle English toun, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, rampart”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós (“lasting, durable”), from *dewh₂- (“to last”) + *-nós. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tuun (“garden”), West Frisian tún (“enclosure, garden”), Dutch tuin (“garden”), German Low German Tuun (“fence”), German Zaun (“fence”), Danish tun, Swedish tun and Norwegian Nynorsk tun (“yard”); also archaic Welsh din (“hill”), Irish dún (“fortress”). Doublet of dun. See also -ton and tine (“to enclose”).

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TừDanh từCEFR B1 · ước lượng

town

Mỹ/ˈtaʊ̯n/Anh/ˈtaʊ̯n/

Nghĩa và cách dùng

Danh từ

Ví dụ

This town is really dangerous because these youngsters have Beretta handguns.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

They moved to a quiet town by the river.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Danh từ

Any more urbanized centre than the place of reference.

Ví dụ

I'll be in Yonkers, then I'm driving into town to see the Knicks at the Garden tonight.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

We drive into town for groceries on Saturday.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Danh từ

A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week.

Ví dụ

Farmers sold eggs in the town each Wednesday.Ví dụ do AI tạo

The old town held a market every week.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Danh từ

The residents (as opposed to gown: the students, faculty, etc.) of a community which is the site of a university.

Ví dụ

The town complained about loud campus parties.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Town and the university disagree on parking.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Danh từ

Thân mật

Used to refer to a town or similar entity under discussion.

Ví dụ

Call me when you get to town.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

They put up "lost dog" posters all over town.Nguồn: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)

Danh từ

A major city, especially one where the speaker is located.

Ví dụ

He left town for a week of meetings.Ví dụ do AI tạo

We are in town until Friday night.Ví dụ do AI tạo

Nguồn gốc và lịch sử

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Nguồn và ghi công (3)

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Giấy phép: CC BY-SA 4.0
Vietnamese glosses and marked examples generated with AI assistance for SeRie. This release does not claim independent human editorial review.
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org)
Giấy phép: CC BY-SA 4.0
Definitions, examples, pronunciations and etymologies from Wiktionary contributors, extracted by kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
wordfreq
Giấy phép: CC BY-SA 4.0
Word frequencies from wordfreq by Robyn Speer.

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