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Lexington, here, is a city in north-central Kentucky, in the United States. People know it for two things that sit on the same land: the University of Kentucky, and horses. It is in country, and many thoroughbreds — the fast horses bred for racing — are raised around there. Say Lexington in a racing or university context and this is usually the place you mean.
Lexington, here這裡說的Lexington is a city in north-central Kentucky, in the United States是位在美國肯塔基州中北部的一座城市 People know it for two things that sit on the same land大家會因為同一塊土地上的兩件事想到它 the University of Kentucky, and horses肯塔基大學,還有馬 It is in bluegrass country它位在bluegrass country(藍草之鄉)這一帶 and many thoroughbreds而很多thoroughbred(純種馬) the fast horses bred for racing也就是專門為賽跑培育的快馬 are raised around there都是在那附近養的 Say Lexington in a racing or university context如果在賽馬或大學的話題裡說Lexington and this is usually the place you mean通常指的就是這個地方
Though actually, the name is older than Kentucky. It comes from an English village in once called Lexington and now called Laxton.
Though actually不過其實 the name這個地名 is older than Kentucky比肯塔基州本身還古老 It comes from它源自 an English village in Nottinghamshire英國諾丁罕郡的一個村莊 once called Lexington曾經叫做Lexington and now called Laxton現在叫做Laxton
Lexington, Massachusetts was the first American town to take the name (and is famous for the first fighting of the American Revolutionary War). The Kentucky city was named in that same tradition.
Lexington, MassachusettsMassachusetts州的Lexington was the first American town是第一個採用這個名字的美國城鎮 to take the name (and is famous for the first fighting of the American Revolutionary War)(也因為美國獨立戰爭第一場戰鬥而出名) The Kentucky city肯塔基的這座城市 was named in that same tradition就是照著這個傳統命名的
There are other Lexingtons in the US; this entry is the Kentucky one. It is a place name, always capital L, not a common noun.
There are other Lexingtons in the US美國還有其他叫Lexington的地方 this entry這個詞條 is the Kentucky one指的是肯塔基這一個 It is它 a place name是一個地名 always capital LL永遠大寫 not a common noun不是普通名詞
組成From Lexington, an older form of Laxton, a village in Nottinghamshire, England. Lexington, Massachusetts was the first US town of that name; Kentucky’s city follows that naming. The English title Baron Lexinton refers to the same Nottinghamshire place.
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- The mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, is taking action to remove two Confederate-era monuments from his city’s former courthouse after the deadly clashes in Virginia.
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- The Lexington Police Department “has created a system where officers can relentlessly violate the law” in one of the poorest counties in America, according to the Justice Department.
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The battle of Lexington, one of the first battles in the American Revolutionary War, see Wikipedia:Battles of Lexington and Concord.
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。