downtown
downtown — 形容詞
1. found in or describing a city's main business and entertainment district
市區的
位於城市商業娛樂核心的
found in or describing a city's main business and entertainment district
Quan found a small apartment in the downtown area, close to his office.
Quan 在辦公室附近的市區找到一間小公寓。
attributive: downtown + noun (downtown area)
The downtown library is open until eight o'clock every weekday evening.
市區的圖書館平日開放到晚上八點。
Élise works at a downtown restaurant that serves Vietnamese and Thai food.
Élise 在一間供應越南菜和泰國菜的市區餐廳工作。
Several downtown hotels offer free shuttle buses to the airport.
有幾間市區飯店提供前往機場的免費接駁巴士。
A new downtown train station will open next spring near the river.
一座新的市區火車站將於明年春天在河邊啟用。
- suburban
describes residential areas outside the city centre
文法句型
downtown + noun
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive position). Do not write 'This area is downtown' to mean it is a central business area — use the adverb form instead.
常見錯誤
downtown — 名詞
1. the main business and entertainment quarter of a city, where the largest offices
市中心
城市商業娛樂核心區域
the main business and entertainment quarter of a city, where the largest offices, shops, and cultural venues are located
Downtown has changed a lot since the new shopping centre was built.
自從新的購物中心蓋好之後，市中心改變了很多。
uncountable noun used as a subject without an article
Meera takes the subway from her home in Queens into downtown every morning.
Meera 每天早上從皇后區的家搭地鐵進市中心。
Most of downtown loses electricity whenever there is a major storm.
只要遇到大風暴，市中心大部分地區就會停電。
The city is spending millions to bring more visitors to downtown.
市政府正投入數百萬元吸引更多遊客到市中心。
Crime in downtown has dropped by half since the new police chief arrived.
自從新任警察局長上任後，市中心的犯罪率下降了一半。
- city centre
British English equivalent; refers to the same concept but less common in American English
- central business district
formal term used in planning and economics; narrower as it focuses on commercial uses only
- urban core
more technical; includes residential as well as commercial parts of the centre
文法句型
in downtown
from downtown
downtown + verb
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Unlike most nouns, 'downtown' often appears without 'the': 'Downtown is busy.' You may also see 'the downtown' when referring to a specific city's district: 'the downtown of Chicago.'
常見錯誤
downtown — 副詞
1. toward or inside a city's main commercial district, particularly where the large
往市區
向城市商業中心方向
toward or inside a city's main commercial district, particularly where the largest offices and shops are found
Romi took the bus downtown to meet her cousin for lunch at a bakery.
Romi 搭公車進市區，跟表妹在一間麵包店吃午餐。
motion verb + downtown without 'to'
Jisoo drives downtown every Saturday to attend a pottery class.
Jisoo 每個星期六開車進市區上陶藝課。
My brother walked all the way downtown because his bicycle had a flat tyre.
我哥哥因為腳踏車輪胎破了，一路走路進市區。
The express bus goes downtown in about twenty minutes during light traffic.
交通順暢的時候，這班特快公車大約二十分鐘就能到市區。
Gabriela hurried downtown after class to buy a birthday present for her father.
Gabriela 下課後匆忙進市區，要幫爸爸買生日禮物。
- uptown
in American English, refers to the residential or less commercial part of a city
- out of town
away from the city centre altogether
文法句型
verb + downtown
downtown as direction without preposition
用法筆記
No preposition is needed before 'downtown'. Say 'go downtown' or 'walk downtown', not 'go to downtown'. This is different from 'go to the city centre' (British English).