subtopia

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Sprawling suburbs, collectively. UK,countable,derogatory,uncountable
    — In the 1890s and in the early years of the present century there was considerable building development in the area around Sanderstead, Warlingham and Oxted, where large villas were springing up. East Grinstead, Tunbridge Wells and Uckfield were growing fast, as was that loosely knit "subtopia"—neither town, village nor country—which is known collectively as Crowborough.

词形变化

subtopias plural

词源

Blend of suburb + utopia, coined by British architectural critic and broadcaster Ian Nairn.
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