early 15c., "process of dividing into smaller parts;" mid-15c., "portion of land that has been divided," noun of action from subdivide. Sense of "plot of land broken into lots for housing development" is from 1911.
实用例句
1. Rammick lives high on a ridge in a 400-home subdivision.
拉米克住在高耸的山脊上一片有400户人家的地方。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Months are a conventional subdivision of the year.
通常可将一年再按月细分。
来自辞典例句
3. This necessitates subdivision of the area to be reclaimed.
这就必须划分要改良的面积.
来自辞典例句
4. Perhaps this subdivision does not meet completely the point of view of scientifically exact systematics.
这样的分类方法也许并不完全是科学上的严密的分类方法.
来自辞典例句
5. These standards provide for a subdivision into two label - grades.
