outskirt

outskirt — noun

1. the outer area of a town, city, or other place, away from the middle.

1.名詞C1
釋義

the outer area of a town, city, or other place, away from the middle.

例句

A fruit market opened on the outskirts of Tainan last spring.

pattern: on the outskirts of + place

Their factory sits on the outskirts of the city near rice fields.

同義詞
  • edge

    a broad everyday word for the outside line or limit of something

  • border

    often suggests the line between two areas rather than the outer part itself

  • fringe

    can mean the outer part of an area, often with a slightly more figurative tone

  • suburb

    more specific, because it usually means a residential area near a city

反義詞
  • center

    the middle part of a place

  • heart

    the central and most important part of a place

文法句型

the outskirts of + place

on the outskirts of + place

reach the outskirts of + place

用法筆記

Usually seen in the plural form 'outskirts', especially in the pattern 'the outskirts of + place'. Distinguish it from 'suburb', which names a residential area rather than the outer edge in general.

常見錯誤

❌They live in the outskirt of Taipei.
✅They live on the outskirts of Taipei.
💡the usual form is plural 'outskirts' with 'of' after it.
❌The warehouse is in a suburb of the city.
✅The warehouse is on the outskirts of the city.
💡a suburb is a district or town, but outskirts simply means the outer edge.