Any large and luxurious city; esp. one seen as decadent and corrupt (frequently depreciative). Cf. modern Babylon n. at modern, adj. n.compounds 2.
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释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > large city (5) Babylon1581 Any large and luxurious city; esp. one seen as decadent and corrupt (frequently depreciative). Cf. modern Babylon n. at modern, adj. n.compounds 2. megalopolis1828 A very large or principal city, a metropolis (occasionally as a proper name); (now sometimes) spec. a continuous urban sprawl formed from the… big city1836 (a) n. a metropolis; the largest city in a particular region; (b) adj. (attributive) (usually with hyphen) of, relating to, or characteristic of a… the smoke1864 the smoke, a colloquial name for London. Cf. big smoke, n. megacity1967 |
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