| 释义 |
re·gion·al
I. \-jənəl, -jnəl\ adjective
Etymology: Latin regionalis, from region-, regio + -alis -al
1.
a. : of or relating especially to a geographical region
< allowing local needs to take precedence over regional >
b. : of, relating to, or located in the peripheral parts of a district as distinguished from its central or major part : provincial
< what items should properly be regional and what central — British Book News >
< transactions on all regional exchanges (those exchanges located outside New York City) — Los Angeles (Calif.) Times >
< a regional turn of speech >
2.
a. : of or relating to a region of a country : sectional, local
< regional governments >
b. : of, relating to, or affecting a particular bodily region : localized
< regional enteritis >
3. : marked by or having an effect of regionalism
< regional art >
• re·gion·al·ly \-əlē, -əlē, -i\ adverb
II. \ˈrējənəl, -jnəl\ noun
(-s)
: something (as a branch of an organization or an edition of a magazine) that serves a region |