A small old city in Kent, in the southeast corner of England.

A small old city in Kent肯特郡的一座古老小城，in the southeast corner of England位於英格蘭的東南角。

It matters far beyond its size because of its cathedral, the main church of the Church of England: the Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop of that church and, in practice, a leading figure for Anglicans worldwide. So in the news, "Canterbury" often means the church leadership rather than the place — much as "Rome" can mean the Catholic Church.

It matters far beyond its size它的重要性遠遠超過它的規模，because of its cathedral, the main church of the Church of England是因為它的大教堂，也就是英國國教會的主教座堂：the Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop of that church坎特伯里大主教是這個教會裡最高階的主教，and, in practice, a leading figure for Anglicans worldwide而且實際上也是全世界聖公會信徒的領袖人物。So in the news所以在新聞裡，"Canterbury" often means the church leadership rather than the place「Canterbury」常常指的是教會的領導高層，而不是這個地方——much as "Rome" can mean the Catholic Church就像「Rome」可以指天主教會一樣。

In the Middle Ages huge numbers of pilgrims walked there to the shrine of Thomas Becket, an archbishop murdered in the cathedral in 1170; those travellers gave English both Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, one of the oldest famous works of English literature, and the word canter.

In the Middle Ages huge numbers of pilgrims walked there中世紀時大批朝聖者走到那裡，to the shrine of Thomas Becket去湯瑪斯·貝克特的聖壇——an archbishop murdered in the cathedral in 1170他是1170年在這座教堂裡被殺害的一位大主教；those travellers gave English both Chaucer's Canterbury Tales這些旅人為英文留下了喬叟的Canterbury Tales，one of the oldest famous works of English literature這是英國文學裡最古老、最有名的作品之一，and the word canter也留下了canter這個字。

The name is also used elsewhere — a region of New Zealand, towns in Australia and the United States.

The name is also used elsewhere這個名字在別的地方也會用到——a region of New Zealand, towns in Australia and the United States像紐西蘭的一個地區、澳洲和美國的一些城鎮。