hometown

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
    — These vehicles convey Esther from her hometown hospital, then to a city hospital, and finally from the city hospital in another hearselike conveyance […]
  2. Designating a decision or judgement that is biased, or perceived to be biased, in favour of local preference. attributive
    — hometown decision, hometown verdict

词形变化

hometowns plural home town alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
homeboy hometowned hometowner hometownish

词源

Etymology tree
English home
Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós?
Proto-Celtic *dūnombor.
Proto-Germanic *tūną
Proto-West Germanic *tūn
Old English tūn
Middle English toun
English town
English hometown
From home + town.
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