locale

locale
[ləʊˈkɑːl]
noun
  1. a place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it
    (事情发生的)场所,地点
    her summers were spent in a variety of exotic locales.
    她的夏天是在异国的很多地方度过的。
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from French local (noun), respelled to indicate stress on the final syllable; compare with morale
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