| 释义 |
in-migration orig. U.S.|ˈɪnmaɪˌgreɪʃən|
[in adv. 12 a.]
The action of moving from one place to another within the same country, e.g. from one state to another in the United States.
1942N.Y. Herald Tribune 17 May N1 An inmigration of approximately 3,000 new workers. 1957Economist 28 Sept. 1031/1 Nowadays, with the tide of immigration from Europe a fading memory, American cities are growing by grace of what sociologists call ‘in-migration’—movements of people from other parts of the United States. 1971Sci. Amer. July 18/3 Of the 12 states in this region only three..showed an excess of in-migration over out-migration. 1972Real Estate Rev. Winter 21/1 The heavy in-migration of people from the mainland following the attainment of statehood made the demand for apartment-type housing acute. 1973Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 11 Oct. 5/1 Land use—controls on highrise development and limits to ‘in-migration’, the influx of outsiders to the Victoria area. |