a. 郊外的, 郊区的, (贬)偏狭的, 土气的, 见识不广的n. 郊区居民

◆记忆方法一：
词根词缀记忆法：suburban a 郊区的,-an表名词和形容词，“…地方 …人

urban/urbanize/urbanization/suburb/suburban
记忆：
1. urban [ 5E:bEn ] Of, relating to, or located in a city. adj. 城市的, 市内的 In Singapore, the urban population is the majority. 在新加坡，城市人口占大多数。
2. urbanize [ 5E:bEnaiz ] vt. 使都市化 The government is trying to urbanize this area. 政府正在设法把这一地区城市化。
3. urbanization [ 7E:bEnai5zeiFEn ] n. 都市化, 文雅化 The urbanization will improve the living condition of the local people. 城市化会改善当地人的生活条件。
4. suburb [ sE5bE:b ] sub-urb 市区之外，n.市郊, 郊区 Many people prefer to live in the quieter suburb. 许多人更喜欢住在静一点的郊区。
5. suburban [ sE5bE:bEn ] adj. 郊外的, 偏远的The suburban houses are much cheaper than the urban ones. 郊区的房屋比市区的房屋便宜得多。