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单词 citified
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citifiedadj.

Brit. /ˈsɪtᵻfʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈsɪdəˌfaɪd/
Forms: 1800s– citified, 1800s– cityfied.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: city n., -fied suffix.
Etymology: < city n. + -fied suffix; compare -ified suffix. Compare later citify v.
Urban in character or appearance; urbanized.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [adjective] > like or occupied by city
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citified1819
1819 F. MacDonogh Hermit in London II. xxxiv. 173 A citified looking old spinster.
1828 Yankee & Boston Lit. Gaz. 16 July 227 There is a deal more comfort in playing with a country lass..than with a cityfied girl.
1876 ‘M. Twain’ Adventures Tom Sawyer i. 22 He had a citified air about him that ate into Tom's vitals.
1937 ‘C. Caudwell’ Illusion & Reality 86 It is now a more cityfied, sensible, less romantic and picturesque court.
1945 F. Stark East is West xxvi. 185 Taken by his son..who looked like a slighter and citified version of his father.
2008 A. Adiga White Tiger 197 I was corrupted from a sweet, innocent village fool into a citified fellow full of debauchery, depravity, and wickedness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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