Coventry

n. 考文垂

发音

UK /ˈkɒvəntɹi/
UK /ˈkʰɒvəntʃɹi/
UK /ˈkʌvəntɹi/
US /ˈkɑvəntɹi/
US /ˈkʰɑvəntʃɹi/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A cathedral city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, central England, historically in Warwickshire.

    考文垂

  2. 2.

    A place in the United States:

    A town in Tolland County, Connecticut.

  3. 3.

    A place in the United States:

    A town in Chenango County, New York.

  4. 4.

    A place in the United States:

    A township in Summit County, Ohio.

  5. 5.

    A place in the United States:

    A town in Kent County, Rhode Island.

  6. 6.

    A place in the United States:

    A town and census-designated place therein, in Orleans County, Vermont.

  7. 7.

    A surname.

相关短语

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词源

Inherited from Middle English Coventre, from Old English Cofentrēo, Cofantrēo, of obscure origin. Believed to be derived from an Anglo-Saxon named Cofa, hence Cofantrēo (literally “Cofa's tree”). Traditionally, yet baselessly outside its history, tempted to be linked to English covenant.

来源：wiktionary