Greenwich is an area of southeast London on the River Thames. The old British Royal Observatory stands there: a building from which scientists watched the moon, the stars, and the clock of the sky.

Greenwich格林威治 is是 of southeast London倫敦東南部 on the River Thames泰晤士河邊 an area的一個地區。there那裡 stands有一座 The old British Royal Observatory古老的英國皇家天文台 a building從這棟建築裡 scientists watched科學家曾觀測 the moon月亮、 the stars星星、 and the clock of the sky以及天空這個大鐘。

The 0° meridian — the imaginary line that splits east from west — runs through the Observatory grounds. That is why people still say Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for a world time standard, even though everyday clocks now follow close cousins of that idea.

The 0° meridian零度經線 the imaginary line那條假想線 that splits east from west把東西方分開 runs through穿過 the Observatory grounds天文台的園區。 That is why這就是為什麼 people still say人們仍然說 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)「格林威治標準時間」(GMT) for a world time standard當作世界時間標準 even though儘管 everyday clocks日常時鐘 now follow現在採用的是 close cousins of that idea這個概念的近親版本。

The name comes from Old English Grēnawīċ / Grēnewīċ, “green harbour” or “green settlement,” the same -wich you meet in other old English place names.

The name這個名字 comes from來自 Old English古英文的 Grēnawīċ / GrēnewīċGrēnawīċ／Grēnewīċ meaning意思是 "green harbour" or "green settlement,"「綠色港口」或「綠色聚落」 the same -wich跟...同一個字尾 -wich you meet in other old English place names你在其他古老英文地名裡看到的。

Though actually English mouths do not say GREEN-witch. The usual British saying is closer to GREN-itch (and Woolwich, Norwich, Dulwich follow the same family habit).

Though actually不過實際上 English mouths英語人士 do not say並不會唸成 GREEN-witchGREEN-witch。 The usual British saying英國人常見的唸法 is closer to比較接近 GREN-itchGREN-itch and Woolwich, Norwich, Dulwich而 Woolwich、Norwich、Dulwich follow the same family habit也都遵循同樣的唸法習慣。

There are other Greenwiches in the world, some probably named after this one, but the dictionary sense here is the London place that owns the meridian.

There are其實 other Greenwiches其他地方也叫 Greenwich in the world世界上還有 some probably named after this one有些可能是照這裡取名的 but but the dictionary sense here這個字典條目講的 is是 the London place倫敦這個地方 that owns the meridian擁有那條經線的。