polis
n.
"ancient Greek city-state," 1894, from Greek polis "city, one's city; the state, citizens," from PIE *pele- "citadel; enclosed space, often on high ground" (cognates: Sanskrit pur, puram "city, citadel," Lithuanian pilis "fortress").
词根:polis 城市
necropolis [necro死尸,polis城;’死者之城”] 坟地
acropolis [acro高,polis城;’高城”] (古希腊城市的)卫城
cosmopolis [cosmo世界,polis城市] 国际都市
cosmopolitan [见上,-an…的;’国际城市的人”] 世界主义的,全世界的
cosmopolitanism [见上,-ism主义] 世界主义
megalopolis [megalo特大,polis城] 特大的城市
megalopolitan [见上,-an...的] 特大城市的
metropolis [metro母→主要的,polis城;’母城”→主要的城] 大城市,大都会,首府
metropolitan [见上,-an形容词后缀,…的] 大城市的,大都会的
metropolitanize [见上,-ize…化] 使大城市化,使大都会化