单词 | metro |
释义 | metro metro1 /me"troh/, n. , pl. metros. (often cap.) 1. the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities. 2. subway (def. 1). [1900-05; < F métro, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railroad] metro2 /me"troh/, adj., n., pl. metros. Informal. adj. 1. metropolitan (defs. 1, 2). n. 2. metropolis (defs. 1, 2). 3. (often cap.) Chiefly Canadian. the government or jurisdiction of a large city. [1900-05; by shortening; or independent use of METRO-3] |
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