单词 | model village |
释义 | > as lemmasmodel village model village n. (a) a village providing a high standard of housing, typically built to accommodate the workforce of a large employer (now historical) (b) a small-scale model of a village, esp. one built as a visitor attraction. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > three-dimensional representation > [noun] > model of a town or country panstereorama1842 typoramaa1891 model village1906 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > village > [noun] > other types of village post village1673 mill village1834 lake-settlement1863 pile village1863 lake-village1865 lake-hamlet1878 pile settlement1878 garden village1892 tree-village1901 model village1906 street village1928 strategic hamlet1963 1906 W. A. Harvey Model Village & its Cottages 9 It was in 1895 that Mr. George Cadbury, the senior member of the present firm, commenced the work of building a model village. 1960 (title) The model village, Bourton on the Water. 1980 Newsweek (U.S) (Nexis) 9 June 81 Elaborate graphics suggested energy-efficient improvements in aerodynamic design and tiny model villages showed Americans of the future making use of a host of renewable energy resources. 1991 J. B. Schor Overworked Amer. iv. 101 Communitarians and socialist-feminists built model villages in which women shared housework. 2000 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 14 Oct. It's always seemed curious to me that Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds has a model village. The real thing seems just like one. < as lemmas |
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