Kingston is the capital of Jamaica. It is the island's largest city, its main port, and the centre of business — the place people mean when they talk of flying in, shipping goods, or government on the island.

Kingston就是 is the capital of Jamaica牙買加的首都。It它 is the island's largest city, its main port, and the centre of business是這座島上最大的城市、主要的港口，也是商業中心——the place people mean when they talk of flying in, shipping goods, or government on the island就是人們講到搭飛機進出、運貨，或島上政府時所指的那個地方。

Though actually, the map is dotted with other Kingstons (a town on the Thames in England, and others in Canada, Australia, and the United States), because the name is simply 'the king's town'. This entry is the Jamaican one.

Though actually不過實際上，the map is dotted with other Kingstons (a town on the Thames in England, and others in Canada, Australia, and the United States)地圖上還散布著其他叫Kingston的地方（像英格蘭泰晤士河邊的一個小鎮，還有加拿大、澳洲、美國也都有），because the name is simply 'the king's town'因為這個名字其實就是「國王的城鎮」。This entry這個詞條 is是 the Jamaican one牙買加的那個。

Settlements outside England, including this city, were named in the British-Empire way: king's + -ton ('town'), for British monarchs. English Kingstons grew from Old English Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn, 'the king's town or manor'.

Settlements outside England, including this city英格蘭以外的聚落，包括這座城市，were named in the British-Empire way是用大英帝國的方式命名的：king's + -ton ('town')king's（國王的）加上-ton（「城鎮」），for British monarchs紀念英國的君主。English Kingstons英格蘭的Kingston grew from Old English Cinges tūn or Cynges tūn是從古英語的Cinges tūn或Cynges tūn演變來的，'the king's town or manor'意思是「國王的城鎮或莊園」。

Do not mix it up with Kingstown, a different city, even though the two names are old twins.

Do not mix it up with Kingstown, a different city不要把它跟Kingstown（另一座不同的城市）搞混，even though the two names are old twins雖然這兩個名字是古老的雙胞胎。