/ˈdɪstrɪkt ||; ˈdɪstrɪkt/noun[C] 1 a part of a town or country that is special for a particular reason or is of a particular type （根据特定原因或种类划分的）地区，区域: rural districts 农村地区the financial district of the city 这个城市的金融区
2 an official division of a town or country （以行政目的划分的）地区，区域: the district council 地区议会postal districts 邮政区
A district may be part of a town or country, and it may have fixed boundaries the district controlled by a council. A region is larger, usually part of a country only and may not have fixed boundaries the industrial regions of the country. An area is the most general term and is used with the same meaning as both district and region the poorer areas of a town an agricultural area of the country . We use part more often when we are talking about a section of a town Which part of Paris do you live in? district可以是城镇或国家的一部份，并且可以有固定的界线﹕the district controlled by a council由议会管理的地区。region则比较大，通常仅指国家的一部份，并不一定有固定的界线﹕the industrial regions of the country该国的工业区。area是最概括的用语，兼有district及region的含义﹕the poorer areas of a town镇内较贫穷的地区·an agricultural area of the country该国的农业区。指城镇的一部份时，更常用part:Which part of Paris do you live in? 你住在巴黎的哪一带？