1620s, from suburb + -an. Somewhat earlier were suburbian, suburbial (c. 1600). Latin had suburbanus "near the city" (of Rome), and in Church Latin suburbicarian was applied to the six diocese near Rome.
雙語例句
1. School crime and violence cuts across urban, rural and suburban areas.
城市、鄉(xiāng)村和郊區(qū)都出現(xiàn)了校園犯罪和校園暴力現(xiàn)象。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He describes himself as just a regular guy from suburban Chicago.