megalopolisn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛɡəˈlɒpəlɪs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛɡəˈlɑpələs/

Inflections: Plural megalopolises, (irregular. rare) megalopoli, megalopolii, megalopoloi.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek μεγαλοπόλις, Μεγαλοπόλις.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μεγαλοπόλις great city (also Μεγαλοπόλις, the name of a large city in Arcadia in the Greek Peloponnese) < μεγαλο- megalo- comb. form + πόλις -polis comb. form. Compare earlier megapolis n.Earlier in English with capital initial as the name of the Greek city:1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 397 Cleomenes kinge of Lacedæmon, came one night vpon the sodaine, and gaue an assault to the city of Megalipolis [sic].1633 E. Grimeston tr. Polybius Hist. II. 97 After the taking of Megalopolis..Cleomenes drew his Army together, as soone as the opportunity of the time would give him leaue. Megalopolis was founded by Epaminondas of Thebes in 371–368 b.c. as the seat of the Arcadian league. It was built on a grandiose scale, with walls 9 km in circumference, and populated by the wholesale transfer of inhabitants from 40 local villages. The normal English plural (after metropolis n.) is megalopolises, but irregular formations (such as megalopoli, megalopolii, megalopoloi) sometimes occur.

A very large or principal city, a metropolis (occasionally as a proper name); (now sometimes) spec. a continuous urban sprawl formed from the expansion of adjoining cities. Also: the way of life characteristic of such a city. Occasionally: the practice of building large cities. Cf. megapolis n.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > large city

Babylon1581

megalopolis1828

big city1836

the smoke1864

megacity1967

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Megalopolis,..a chief city; a metropolis.

1869 M. Collins Ivory Gate II. 211 Paul and his wife are back in the precincts of Megalopolis.

1927 P. Geddes in A. Defries Interpreter viii. 199 Polis—the city..developed into Metro-polis—the capital; but this into Megalo-polis—or city overgrown.

1938 L. Mumford Culture of Cities iv. (heading) The rise and fall of Megalopolis.

1945 L. Mumford in Archit. Rev. 97 5/1 Normal impulses, suppressed and frustrated in Megalopolis, return in the form of collective aggressions.

1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 38/2 Megalopolis is both humanly and economically wasteful.

1969 Daily Tel. 29 May 16/3 Los Angeles..is a vast megalopolis of over 10 million, not so much a city as an endless sprawling suburb without a centre..and criss-crossed with multi-lane freeways.

1970 New Scientist 5 Feb. 259/1 From the mud hut level of Indian villages and towns to the concrete towered megalopoli of Europe and North America.

1991 Economist 5 Jan. 39/1 These three cities form a single megalopolis occupying a sliver of coastline 20 miles (30 km) wide.

1997 Independent 21 Feb. ii. 7/1 Over the past 10 years..the Pearl River delta has become the fastest growing urban construct in the world. Within a few more years, the east and west banks of the broad-hipped river will be linked by a 50-mile bridge (under construction) and the mightiest of all megalopolises will have been formed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megalopolis
释义	megalopolisn. Brit. /ˌmɛɡəˈlɒpəlɪs/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡəˈlɑpələs/ Inflections: Plural megalopolises, (irregular. rare) megalopoli, megalopolii, megalopoloi. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek μεγαλοπόλις, Μεγαλοπόλις. Etymology: < ancient Greek μεγαλοπόλις great city (also Μεγαλοπόλις, the name of a large city in Arcadia in the Greek Peloponnese) < μεγαλο- megalo- comb. form + πόλις -polis comb. form. Compare earlier megapolis n.Earlier in English with capital initial as the name of the Greek city:1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 397 Cleomenes kinge of Lacedæmon, came one night vpon the sodaine, and gaue an assault to the city of Megalipolis [sic].1633 E. Grimeston tr. Polybius Hist. II. 97 After the taking of Megalopolis..Cleomenes drew his Army together, as soone as the opportunity of the time would give him leaue. Megalopolis was founded by Epaminondas of Thebes in 371–368 b.c. as the seat of the Arcadian league. It was built on a grandiose scale, with walls 9 km in circumference, and populated by the wholesale transfer of inhabitants from 40 local villages. The normal English plural (after metropolis n.) is megalopolises, but irregular formations (such as megalopoli, megalopolii, megalopoloi) sometimes occur. A very large or principal city, a metropolis (occasionally as a proper name); (now sometimes) spec. a continuous urban sprawl formed from the expansion of adjoining cities. Also: the way of life characteristic of such a city. Occasionally: the practice of building large cities. Cf. megapolis n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > large city Babylon1581 megalopolis1828 big city1836 the smoke1864 megacity1967 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Megalopolis,..a chief city; a metropolis. 1869 M. Collins Ivory Gate II. 211 Paul and his wife are back in the precincts of Megalopolis. 1927 P. Geddes in A. Defries Interpreter viii. 199 Polis—the city..developed into Metro-polis—the capital; but this into Megalo-polis—or city overgrown. 1938 L. Mumford Culture of Cities iv. (heading) The rise and fall of Megalopolis. 1945 L. Mumford in Archit. Rev. 97 5/1 Normal impulses, suppressed and frustrated in Megalopolis, return in the form of collective aggressions. 1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 38/2 Megalopolis is both humanly and economically wasteful. 1969 Daily Tel. 29 May 16/3 Los Angeles..is a vast megalopolis of over 10 million, not so much a city as an endless sprawling suburb without a centre..and criss-crossed with multi-lane freeways. 1970 New Scientist 5 Feb. 259/1 From the mud hut level of Indian villages and towns to the concrete towered megalopoli of Europe and North America. 1991 Economist 5 Jan. 39/1 These three cities form a single megalopolis occupying a sliver of coastline 20 miles (30 km) wide. 1997 Independent 21 Feb. ii. 7/1 Over the past 10 years..the Pearl River delta has become the fastest growing urban construct in the world. Within a few more years, the east and west banks of the broad-hipped river will be linked by a 50-mile bridge (under construction) and the mightiest of all megalopolises will have been formed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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