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    Eton is the best-known English public school for boys. Though actually, public school here does not mean a free government school. In British English a public school is an old, expensive private school.

    Eton is the best-known English public school for boysEton是英格蘭最有名的男子public school Though actually不過其實 public school here does not mean a free government school這裡的public school不是指免費的公立學校 In British English在英式英文裡 a public school is an old, expensive private schoolpublic school指的是歷史悠久、學費昂貴的私立學校

    The official name is Eton College. It was started in the 15th century and sits near the town of Windsor, west of London, by the river. It is famous for uniforms, a accent, and a long link with British power — many prime ministers went there.

    The official name is Eton College正式名稱是Eton College It was started in the 15th century它創立於十五世紀 and sits near the town of Windsor位在溫莎鎮附近 west of London, by the river在倫敦西邊、河邊 It is famous for uniforms, a posh accent它以制服、上流口音出名 and a long link with British power還有跟英國權力核心長久的關係 many prime ministers went there許多首相都是這裡畢業的

    People also use Eton as shorthand for that whole world of money and privilege. You may meet Eton mess (a dessert) or an Eton collar in other phrases; those grew from the school, but the name itself is the school.

    People also use Eton as shorthand人們也會用Eton這個字當作簡稱 for that whole world of money and privilege代表那整個有錢、有特權的世界 You may meet Eton mess (a dessert)你可能會遇到Eton mess(一種甜點) or an Eton collar in other phrases或是其他片語裡的Eton collar(伊頓領) those grew from the school這些說法都是從這所學校衍生出來的 but the name itself is the school但這個名字本身指的就是這所學校

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組成From Old English Ēatūn, from ea “river” + tun “town / settlement” — the place by the river. Doublet of Eaton.

同家族的字

  • Eatona place-name from the same Old English pieces, river + settlement

原始詞典資料4 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。

Etonname/ˈiː.tən/

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    A town and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU965775).

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    A town in Murray County, Georgia, United States.

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    A habitational surname from Old English.

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資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。