open city

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A city which has announced (during wartime) that it has abandoned all defensive efforts, generally in the event of its imminent capture.
    — “You needn’t worry about bombs, by the way. Dresden is an open city. It is undefended, and contains no war industries or troop concentrations of any importance.”
  2. A city that (during peacetime) is not heavily restricted regarding ingress and egress because it does not contain militarily sensitive facilities or extensive defense industrial plant.

词形变化

open cities plural
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