名詞 metropolis:

1. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
   同義詞：city, urban center
2. people living in a large densely populated municipality
   同義詞：city

1. Chicago, the metropolis of the Midwest.
   芝加哥，中西部的大都會(huì)
2. Paris is a super-refined metropolis.
   巴黎是個(gè)極其高雅的大都會(huì)。
3. Beijing is a metropolis in China.
   北京是中國(guó)的大都市。

me.trop.o.lis

n.（名詞）
A major city, especially the chief city of a country or region:
大都市：主要城市，尤指一個(gè)國(guó)家或地區(qū)的首要城市：
例句：
Chicago, the metropolis of the Midwest.
芝加哥，中西部的大都會(huì)

A city or an urban area regarded as the center of a specific activity:
中心：被認(rèn)為是某種特定活動(dòng)的中心的城市或城市地區(qū)：
例句：
a great cultural metropolis.
一個(gè)大的文化中心

Ecclesiastical The chief see of a metropolitan bishop.
【基督教會(huì)】 都主教教?。憾贾鹘探讨鞯闹饕虆^(qū)
The mother city or country of an overseas colony, especially in ancient Greece.
宗主城市；宗主國(guó)：海外殖民地的宗主城市或國(guó)家，尤指古代希臘的

來(lái)源：
Middle English metropol
中古英語(yǔ) metropol
from Late Latin môtropolis [mother-city]
源自 后期拉丁語(yǔ) môtropolis [宗主城市]
from Greek
源自 希臘語(yǔ)
môtôr môtr- [mother] * see m3ter-
môtôr môtr- [母親] *參見(jiàn) m3ter-
polis [city] * see pel…- 3
polis [城市] *參見(jiàn) pel…- 3