conurbation
英 [ˌkɒn.əˈbeɪ.ʃən]
美 [ˌkɑː.nɚˈbeɪ.ʃən]
- n. 有卫星城的大都市;(几个邻近的城市因扩建而形成一个)组合城市,集合都市
conurbation 大都市con-, 强调。-urb, 城市,词源同urban, suburb.
- conurbation (n.)
- 1915, from Latin com- "with, together" (see com-) + urbs "city" + -ation. Coined by Scottish biologist and urban planner Patrick Geddes (1854-1932) in "Cities in Evolution."