populous

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɒpjʊləs/    美 /ˈpɑpjələs/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a large population.
    — China is the most populous country in the world.
  2. Spoken by a large number of people.
    — Chinese is the most populous language.
  3. Densely populated.
    — The Nile delta is a populous region.
  4. Crowded with people.
    — Airport departure halls are often populous places during the rush hours.

词形变化

more populous comparative most populous superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
equipopulous overpopulous populosity populously populousness unpopulous

词源

First used in English in the mid 15th century; from Latin populosus (“full of people, populous”).
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