Stratford-on-Avon

短语

埃文河畔斯特拉特福

发音

其它 /ˈstɹætfə(ɹ)d ɒn ˈeɪvən/

别名

Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A town in Warwickshire, England, birthplace of William Shakespeare. Often used as a byword for a particularly idyllic or historic town.

  2. 2.

    A local government district of Warwickshire with its headquarters in the town.

词源

From being the location of a river ford for a roadway. From Old Welsh avon (“river”) + Old English ford (“ford”) + Old English strǣt (“street”); from Latin strata (“road”). From being a ford for a British Roman road. The ford itself has subsequently been built over, becoming Clopton Bridge. The river itself has subsequently become named River Avon.

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