environs
英 [ɪnˈvaɪ.rənz]
美 [ɪnˈvaɪ.rənz]
- n. 市郊,郊区;周围(environ的复数)
- v. 围绕;包围(environ的第三人称单数)
environs 周围地区来自environment, 环境。
envisage 展望
en-, 进入,使。-vis, 看,词源同video, visage.
- environs (n.)
- "outskirts," 1660s, from French environs, plural of Old French environ "compass, circuit," from environ (adv.) "around, round about" (see environ).
- 1. Berlin and its environs
- 柏林及其周围地区
- 2. The town and its environs are inviting, with recreational attractions and art museums.
- 那座小镇及其周边地区建有休闲胜地和艺术馆,很吸引人。
- 3. The road and its immediate environs were then held by Dongbei troops.
- 公路以及与公路直接毗连的地方,那时仍然在东北军手里.
- 4. He was more partial to the house and environs.
- 他对这所房子和这里的环境越来越有感情了.
- 5. The harsh desert environs of Klatooine resulted in a fiercely tenacious species.
- 克拉图因星苍凉的荒漠造就了这个坚韧顽强的种族.