subdivision

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided. countable,uncountable
    — Formosa: Prewar conditions in Formosa were described in an article in FOREIGN COMMERCE WEEKLY of January 1, 1944. According to an announcement of the official Chinese News Service, there are to be 8 chief administrative subdivisions of Formosa. Although it is not known that their boundary lines will exactly coincide with those of the provinces under Japanese rule, this is probable. Names of the new hsien (districts), with corresponding Japanese province names in parentheses, are as follows: Taipei (Taihoku); Hsinchu (Shinchiku); Taichung (Taichu); Tainan (Tainan); Kaohsiung (Takao); Hwalienkan (Karenko); and Taitung (Taito). The Pescadores Islands form the eighth hsien. Nine cities will continue to be recognized as municipalities: Taipei (Taihoku); Taichung (Taichu); Tainan (Tainan); Chilung (Kiirun or Keelung); Kaohsiung (Takao); Hsinchu (Shinchiku); Chiayi (Kagi); Changhua (Shoka); and Pintung (Heito).
  2. Such a piece that has been divided. countable
    — Work on one subdivision at a time.
  3. A parcel of land that has been divided into lots. countable
  4. A group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area. countable
    — They're putting in a new subdivision out past Black Ranch Road.
  5. A gated community located within a barangay. Philippines,countable,uncountable
    — ... By the 1970s, cattle rustling had fallen by the wayside, as tractors replaced carabaos and industrial estates and residential subdivisions supplanted rice fields as the mainstays of Cavite's suburban northern towns.
动词 v.
  1. To separate something into smaller pieces. uncommon

词形变化

subdivisions plural subdiv. alternative sbdv. alternative subd. alternative subdivisions present,singular,third-person subdivisioning participle,present subdivisioned participle,past subdivisioned past subdiv. alternative sbdv. alternative subd. alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
minisubdivision subdivisional

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English division
English subdivision
From sub- + division.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English division
English subdivision
From sub- + division.
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