Kew

发音

UK /kjuː/
UK /kjuʊ̯/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A suburban area and former village in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1977).

    Kew is best known as the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens, now a World Heritage Site, and the National Archives.

  2. 2.

    Kew Gardens.

  3. 3.

    A locality in the Port Macquarie-Hastings council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

  4. 4.

    An eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

相关短语

Kew East Kew Gardens 皇家植物园(伦敦) St Kew Highway St Kew

词源

From Middle English Cayho, a compound consisting of Old French kai (related to modern quay) + Middle English ho, howe, hoh, hogh (“promontory, cliff, spur of land”), from Old English hōh (“promontory”), see hoe.

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