Tewkesbury

n. 图克斯伯里（英格兰西部地名）；图克斯伯里（姓氏）

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A town in Gloucestershire, England.

  2. 2.

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

  3. 3.

    A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.

相关短语

Tewkesbury mustard Tewkesbury mustards

词源

Likely from Old English personal name *Tēodec, genitive case *Tēodeces + byriġ, dative singular of burh (“fort”). However, tradition rooted in the ancient monastery in town claims descent of the first particle from Koine Greek Θεοτόκος (Theotókos, “the God-bearer (the Virgin Mary)”).

来源：wiktionary