region

Compared meaning: a part of a place or land (noun).

比较义项：区域，地区（名词）。

• region 本词

  Refers to a large geographical area, often defined by climate, landscape, or administrative borders; more formal, typically used for big stretches of land like parts of a country or continent.

  指较大的地理区域，常由气候、地貌或行政边界划定；语气较正式，通常用于国家或大陆内较大的地域。

  Farmers in this region rely on irrigation because rainfall is unpredictable.

  这个地区的农民依赖灌溉，因为降雨量难以预测。

• area

  A more general, neutral word for a particular part of a place, which can be as small as a room or as large as a city; common in everyday, informal speech.

  是更通用、中性的词，指某个地方的一个特定部分，大小不一，小到一个房间，大到一座城市；日常口语中很常用。

  The parking area behind the building floods every time it rains.

  每次下雨，大楼后面的停车区都会被淹。

Region and area both mean a part of a place, but region usually refers to a large geographical area defined by climate, landscape, or borders, sounding more formal. Area is a more general, neutral word that can be as small as a room, used casually.

这两个词都可以表示“区域”，但 region 通常指较大的、由地理或行政特征划定的地域，语气较正式；area 是更通用、中性的词，可以指大小不一的“某个部分”，日常口语中更常用。