Waverley
n. 威弗利(男子名);威弗利(苏格兰作家瓦尔特·司各特的小说)
释义与例句
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A very rare Scottish surname of unknown origin.
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The main railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT258738).
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Any of several placenames in several countries:
An eastern suburb and local government area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Any of several placenames in several countries:
A rural locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.
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Any of several placenames in several countries:
A suburb of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
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Any of several placenames in several countries:
A ghost town in the Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
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Any of several placenames in several countries:
A suburb of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
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Any of several placenames in several countries:
A town in south Taranaki, New Zealand.
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Any of several placenames in several countries:
A local government district with borough status in southern Surrey, England.
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Any of several placenames in several countries:
A community and civil parish with a community council in Rotherham borough, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4187).
相关短语
词源
From Old English wǣfre (“restless, wavering”) + lēah (“meadow”), thus "the woodland clearing with swaying trees".
来源:wiktionary