来自拉丁语 regere,统治，管理，词源同 regulate.即管理区域。

1. The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region.

发电站烧的煤产自鲁尔地区。

2. There is tension in the region following the killing of seven civilians.

随着7名平民被杀害，该地区局势紧张起来。

3. Every country in the region was a military dictatorship.

该地区的所有国家都是军事独裁国家。

4. This south-west region of France is the home of claret.

法国西南部的这个地区是干红葡萄酒的产地。

5. The scheme will cost in the region of six million pounds.

这个计划将耗资大约600万英镑。