区别辨析city与town

这两个名词均含“城市”之意。

city : 一般指大城市或重要城市。

  • Many of the world's cities have populations of more than five million.
    世界上许多城市的人口超过500万。
  • Wellington is the capital city (= centre of government) of New Zealand.
    惠灵顿是新西兰首都。

town : 一般指规模小的城镇,也指城市中的市区,有时也泛指城市。

  • a seaside/coastal town
    海滨城镇
  • a fishing/mining/industrial town
    渔业/矿业/工业城镇
  • He was born in the small town of Castleford, in Yorkshire.
    他出生于约克郡的卡斯尔福德小镇。
  • We stayed in the best hotel in town.
    我们住在镇上最好的旅馆里。
  • the main road into/out of town
    进/出城的主要公路