located(形容词,常用作表语或后置定语):位于……的;坐落在……的;设在……的。常见搭配:be located in/on/near…。
(也可作动词 locate 的过去式/过去分词,表示“找出……的位置、定位”。)
/ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/
The library is located near the river.
图书馆位于河边附近。
The factory, located on the outskirts of the city, employs hundreds of workers and supplies parts nationwide.
这家工厂坐落在城市郊区,雇用了数百名工人,并向全国供应零部件。
located 来自动词 locate,源自拉丁语 locāre(“安置、放置、出租”),与 locus(“地方、地点”)同源。后来在英语中发展出“确定位置/把……安置在某处”的含义,因此 be located 常用来表示“坐落于”。