How do you use "The city" in a sentence?

I'm heading into the city for dinner tonight. She works in the city but lives out in Jersey. Parking in the city is a nightmare — just take the train.

The city

American Slang Term American ★★★★★ Very Common informal

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意味: Manhattan — used by people in the outer boroughs, suburbs, and surrounding areas to refer specifically to Manhattan.

曼哈顿——外区、郊区及周边地区的人专指曼哈顿的说法。

Manhattan — usado por la gente de los barrios exteriores, los suburbios y las zonas cercanas para referirse específicamente a Manhattan.

マンハッタンのこと——外側の区や郊外の人がマンハッタンを指して使う言い方。

맨해튼을 가리킨다 — 외곽 자치구, 교외, 주변 지역 사람들이 맨해튼을 지칭할 때 사용.

When a New Yorker from Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, or the suburbs says 'I'm going to the city,' they mean Manhattan. Even though Brooklyn has millions of people, 'the city' is always Manhattan. This usage extends throughout the tristate area — New Jersey and Connecticut residents also say 'the city' to mean Manhattan.

当来自布鲁克林、皇后区、布朗克斯、斯塔滕岛或郊区的纽约人说'I'm going to the city'时，他们指的就是曼哈顿。尽管布鲁克林有几百万人，但the city永远是指曼哈顿。这种用法延伸到整个三州地区——新泽西和康涅狄格的居民说the city也是指曼哈顿。

Cuando un neoyorquino de Brooklyn, Queens, el Bronx, Staten Island o los suburbios dice 'I'm going to the city', se refiere a Manhattan. Aunque Brooklyn tiene millones de habitantes, 'the city' siempre es Manhattan. Este uso se extiende por toda el área triestatal: los residentes de Nueva Jersey y Connecticut también dicen 'the city' para referirse a Manhattan.

ブルックリン、クイーンズ、ブロンクス、スタテンアイランド、または郊外のニューヨーカーが「the cityに行く」と言えば、マンハッタンを意味する。ブルックリンに何百万人も住んでいても、「the city」は常にマンハッタン。この用法はトライステートエリア全体に広がっており、ニュージャージーやコネチカットの住民もマンハッタンを「the city」と呼ぶ。

브루클린, 퀸스, 브롱크스, 스태튼 아일랜드나 교외에 사는 뉴요커가 'I'm going to the city'라고 하면 맨해튼을 뜻한다. 브루클린에 수백만 명이 살지만, 'the city'는 언제나 맨해튼이다. 이 용법은 트라이스테이트 지역 전체에 퍼져 있어 — 뉴저지와 코네티컷 주민도 맨해튼을 'the city'라고 한다.

例文

I'm heading into the city for dinner tonight.
今晚我要去城里（曼哈顿）吃晚饭。
Esta noche me voy a Manhattan a cenar.
今夜ディナーにthe city（マンハッタン）に行くよ。
오늘 밤 저녁 먹으러 시내(맨해튼)에 갈 거야.
She works in the city but lives out in Jersey.
她在城里上班，但住在新泽西。
Ella trabaja en Manhattan pero vive en Jersey.
彼女はthe cityで働いてるけど、ジャージーに住んでる。
그녀는 시내(맨해튼)에서 일하지만 뉴저지에 살아.
Parking in the city is a nightmare — just take the train.
在城里停车简直是噩梦——还是坐地铁吧。
Aparcar en Manhattan es una pesadilla — coge el tren.
the cityで駐車するのは悪夢だよ——電車で行きな。
시내(맨해튼)에서 주차하는 건 악몽이야 — 그냥 전철 타.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, commuting, casual conversation

トーン: casual, practical

✓ 正しい言い方

I'm going into the city this weekend.
I'm going into the city this weekend.（这周末我要去城里。）
Este fin de semana voy a la ciudad.
今週末the cityに行くよ。
이번 주말에 맨해튼에 갈 거야.
He commutes to the city every day.
He commutes to the city every day.（他每天通勤去城里。）
Él viaja a la ciudad todos los días.
彼は毎日the cityに通勤してる。
그는 매일 맨해튼으로 출퇴근해.

✗ 間違った言い方

If you're already in Manhattan, don't say 'the city' — it's used by people going TO Manhattan, not by people already there
如果你已经在曼哈顿了，就不要说the city——这是用于去曼哈顿的人，不是已经在那里的人
Si ya estás en Manhattan, no digas 'the city' — lo usan las personas que VAN a Manhattan, no las que ya están allí.
すでにマンハッタンにいる場合は「the city」とは言わない——マンハッタンに「向かう」人が使う表現であり、すでにいる人は使わない
이미 맨해튼에 있으면 'the city'라고 하지 말 것 — 맨해튼에 가는 사람들이 쓰는 표현이지, 이미 거기 있는 사람들이 쓰는 표현이 아니다

起源と歴史

Has been used since at least the 19th century, reflecting Manhattan's historical status as the original city of New York before the five boroughs were consolidated in 1898. Manhattan remains the commercial and cultural center, so the term persists.

文化的背景

Era: 19th century

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Regional notes: Greater New York metro area — outer boroughs, New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island

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