commuter town:通勤城镇;指很多居民每天到外地(通常是大城市)上班或上学、而本地就业机会相对较少的城镇,常见于大城市周边的郊区/卫星城。
A lot of people live in this commuter town and work in the city.
很多人住在这座通勤城镇,但在市区工作。
As housing costs rose downtown, the quiet commuter town along the rail line quickly filled with families who travel into the city every morning.
随着市中心住房成本上涨,铁路线沿线那座安静的通勤城镇很快住进了许多家庭,他们每天早晨都会进城通勤。
/kəˈmjuːtər taʊn/
commuter 来自动词 commute(“通勤、往返”),源于拉丁语 commutare(“交换、改变”);在英语中逐渐引申为“经常往返某两地的人”。town 表示“城镇”。合起来 commuter town 就是“以通勤人口为主的城镇”。(相关表达还有 bedroom community / dormitory town 等。)