Maidstone

梅德斯通[英国英格兰东南部城市](肯特郡首府)

发音

/ˈmeɪdstəʊn/
/ˈmeɪdstən/

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway (OS grid ref TQ7655).

  2. 2.

    A local government district with borough status in Kent, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.

  3. 3.

    A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia

词源

From Old English medestan, meddestane from earlier mægdan stane (“the maidens' stone, the people's stone”). Ultimately from Old English mægden + stan or mæġþ + stan which are equivalent to maid(en) + stone. Compare Folkestone and Chiddingstone.

来源：wiktionary