metropolitan

名词 metropolitan:

1. in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
2. a person who lives in a metropolis

形容词 metropolitan:

1. relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

1. Austrian-born impresario who managed(1950-1972) the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
   宾，鲁道夫生于1902奥地利裔乐团经理，1950－1972年经营纽约大都会歌剧院
2. The capital and largest city of Belgium, in the central part of the country. Officially bilingual(Flemish and French), it became capital of Belgium in1830. Metropolitan area population, 2,395,000.
   布鲁塞尔比利时首都和最大城市，位于比利时中部。官方使用双语制(法兰德斯语和法语)。1830年成为比利时的首都。人口2,395, 000
3. Metropolitan new york cover200 square mile.
   纽约大都市覆盖面积达200平方英里。
4. She left the small island and became famous in metropolitan France.
   她离开小岛而在法国的大都市中成名。

met.ro.pol.i.tan

adj.Abbr. met.（形容词）缩写 met.

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：
例句：
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：
例句：
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

来源：
Middle English [of a metropolitan bishop]
中古英语 [教主教教主的]
from Late Latin môtropolot3nus [metropolitan]
源自 后期拉丁语 môtropolot3nus [大城市的]
from Greek môtropolitôs [citizen of a metropolis]
源自 希腊语 môtropolitôs [大城市居民]
from môtropolis [mother city] * see metropolis
源自 môtropolis [宗主城市] *参见 metropolis