三者均可表示地区,区别如下:
1. area 是这组词中用得最广的,表示的地区可大可小,但通常不指行政分区。如:
I find the people in this area very friendly. 我发现这个 地方的人很友好。
2. region 通常指较大的地区,它既可以表示一个国家的行政分区,也可以指非行政分区。如:
The southeast is the richest of England. 英国的东南部是最富有的。
Italy is divided into 20 regions. 意大利被分为20个行政区。
其他用例:
the Arctic region 北极地区 an oil region 石油产区
in country regions 在农村地区 a forest region 林区
3. district 指相对于 region 稍小的地区,通常指一个国家或城市的行政分区,有时也指非行政分区。如:
The letters SW1 stand for a postal district of London. SW1 这几个字母代表伦敦的邮政分区。
The busiest shopping district in Beijing is around Wangfujing Street. 北京最热闹的商业区是王府井大街一带。
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