名詞 metropolitan:

1. in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
2. a person who lives in a metropolis

形容詞 metropolitan:

1. relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

1. Austrian-born impresario who managed(1950-1972) the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
   賓，魯道夫生于1902奧地利裔樂團經理，1950－1972年經營紐約大都會歌劇院
2. The capital and largest city of Belgium, in the central part of the country. Officially bilingual(Flemish and French), it became capital of Belgium in1830. Metropolitan area population, 2,395,000.
   布魯塞爾比利時首都和最大城市，位于比利時中部。官方使用雙語制(法蘭德斯語和法語)。1830年成為比利時的首都。人口2,395, 000
3. Metropolitan new york cover200 square mile.
   紐約大都市覆蓋面積達200平方英里。
4. She left the small island and became famous in metropolitan France.
   她離開小島而在法國的大都市中成名。

met.ro.pol.i.tan

adj.Abbr. met.（形容詞）縮寫 met.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city:
大城市的，大都會的：屬于或關于大都市的，具有大都市的特點的：
例句：
crowded metropolitan streets; a metropolitan newspaper.
繁忙擁擠的大城市街道；大城市的報紙

Of or constituting a large city or urbanized area, including adjacent suburbs and towns:
大城市的：屬于或構成一個大城市或城市地區(qū)，包括臨近郊區(qū)和城鎮(zhèn)的：
例句：
the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area; a metropolitan county.
達拉斯一福特和沃斯都市帶；大都市的郊區(qū)

Of, relating to, or constituting the home territory of an imperial or colonial state.
宗主國的；宗主城市的：屬于，關于或構成一個帝國或殖民國家的宗主地區(qū)的
Of or relating to an ecclesiastical metropolitan.
都主教的：屬于或關于基督教中都主教的
n.（名詞）
A citizen of a metropolis, especially one who displays urbane characteristics, attitudes, and values.
大城市人：大城市居民，尤指表現出大城市性格、特征和價值觀者

In the Western Christian churches, a bishop with provincial powers, with some authority over suffragan bishops.
西派教會教主，天主教教主：西派教會中具有大主教權力的教主，對副教主有一定的管轄權
Eastern Orthodox Church A bishop who is head of an ecclesiastical province and ranks next below the patriarch.
【東正教】 教長：作為基督教省首腦的教主，位居教皇之下

來源：
Middle English [of a metropolitan bishop]
中古英語 [教主教教主的]
from Late Latin môtropolot3nus [metropolitan]
源自 后期拉丁語 môtropolot3nus [大城市的]
from Greek môtropolitôs [citizen of a metropolis]
源自 希臘語 môtropolitôs [大城市居民]
from môtropolis [mother city] * see metropolis
源自 môtropolis [宗主城市] *參見 metropolis