| 单词 | local |
| 释义 | local adj. & n. --adj 1. belonging to or existing in a particular place or places. 2. peculiar to or only encountered in a particular place or places. 3. of or belonging to the neighbourhood (the local doctor). 4. of or affecting a part and not the whole, esp. of the body (local pain; a local anaesthetic). 5. in regard to place. --n a local person or thing, esp.: 1. an inhabitant of a particular place regarded with reference to that place. 2. a local train, bus, etc. 3. (often prec. by the) Brit. colloq. a local public house. 4. a local anaesthetic. 5. US a local branch of a trade union. Phrases and idioms local authority Brit. an administrative body in local government. local Derby see DERBY. local government a system of administration of a county, district, parish, etc., by the elected representatives of those who live there. local option (or veto) esp. US a system whereby the inhabitants of a district may prohibit the sale of alcoholic liquor there. local preacher a Methodist lay person authorized to conduct services in a particular circuit. local time 1. time measured from the sun's transit over the meridian of a place. 2. the time as reckoned in a particular place, esp. with reference to an event recorded there. local train a train stopping at all the stations on its route. Derivatives locally adv. localness n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL localis f. L locus place |
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