metropolitan
US /ˌmet.rəˈpɑː.lə.tən/
UK /ˌmet.rəˈpɑː.lə.tən/
1.
大都市的, 首都的
relating to a large city or conurbation
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London is a vast metropolitan area.
伦敦是一个巨大的大都市区。
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The city offers a wide range of metropolitan amenities.
这座城市提供各种大都市设施。
2.
大主教, 都主教
denoting the senior or presiding bishop of a metropolitan see
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The metropolitan bishop presided over the regional synod.
大主教主持了区域主教会议。
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He was elevated to the rank of metropolitan.
他被提升为大主教。
1.
大主教, 都主教
a bishop having authority over the bishops of a province, in particular (in the Orthodox Church) one ranking above an archbishop and below a patriarch
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The new metropolitan was appointed to oversee the diocese.
新任大主教被任命监督教区。
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He served as a metropolitan for over twenty years.
他担任大主教超过二十年。