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Derbyshire is a county in England, in the north of the country's middle — not London, and not the far north either. A 'shire' in an English county name is the old way of saying 'this city's land': Derby is the city, Derbyshire is the county around it. You will see the name on maps, train boards, and weather reports.
DerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in England是英格蘭的一個郡, in the north of the country's middle位在國家中部偏北 — not London不是倫敦, and而 not the far north either也不是最北邊. A 'shire' in an English county name英格蘭郡名裡的shire is the old way of saying 'this city's land'是古老說法裡「這座城市的地」的意思: Derby is the cityDerby是城市, Derbyshire is the county around itDerbyshire是它周圍的郡. You will see the name你會看到這個名字 on maps, train boards, and weather reports在地圖、火車看板和天氣預報上
The Peak District National Park, a famous place of hills and walking, lies mainly in Derbyshire, which is why tourist pages talk about the two together — though actually a piece of the park sits in the next counties as well, so 'the Peak District is Derbyshire' is a useful habit, not a perfect line on a map.
The Peak District National Park, a famous place of hills and walkingThe Peak District National Park,一個以山丘和健行出名的地方, lies mainly in Derbyshire主要就位在Derbyshire境內, which is why tourist pages talk about the two together這就是為什麼旅遊網頁常常把兩者放在一起講 — though actually不過其實 a piece of the park sits in the next counties as well這個國家公園有一部分也在鄰近的郡, so所以 'the Peak District is Derbyshire' is a useful habit, not a perfect line on a map「the Peak District是Derbyshire」是個方便的說法習慣而不是地圖上精準的界線
It is only a place-name. You cannot buy 'a derbyshire' or be 'very derbyshire'.
It它 is only a place-name就只是個地名. You cannot buy 'a derbyshire' or be 'very derbyshire'你不能買「a derbyshire」也不能說某人「very derbyshire」
One more living detail: the city is spelled Derby but said DAR-bee, and the county name follows that, not the way the letters look.
One more living detail還有一個活生生的小細節: the city is spelled Derby but said DAR-bee這座城市拼作Derby但念成DAR-bee, and而 the county name follows that郡名的念法也跟著這樣念, not the way the letters look而不是照字母的樣子念
組成Derby + -shire. Derby is the city; -shire is the old English piece meaning 'the county / the land of'. Inherited from Middle English Derbyschire, from late Old English Dēorbȳsċīr.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Derbyshirename/ˈdɑː(ɹ).bɪ.ʃə(ɹ)/
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A midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
- A sense of timelessness prevails in the little Derbyshire village of Repton, which was once the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia.
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A surname.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。