A county in the middle of England, inland, made up mostly of fields, villages, and small towns rather than a famous big city. Northampton is the main town the county is named after. On maps it sits in the Midlands, not on the sea and not in the far north despite the North- in the name — that North- belonged to the old town, “the north home farm/settlement,” long before it named the whole county.

A county in the middle of England在英格蘭中部的一個郡 inland位於內陸 made up mostly of fields, villages, and small towns rather than a famous big city主要由田野、村莊，和小城鎮組成，而不是什麼有名的大城市 Northampton Northampton（北安普敦市） is the main town the county is named after是這個郡的名字由來、主要的城鎮 On maps在地圖上 it sits in the Midlands它位於米德蘭地區（the Midlands） not on the sea and not in the far north despite the North- in the name雖然名字裡有North-，但既不靠海也不在最北邊 that North- belonged to the old town這個North-原本是屬於那個老城鎮的 “the north home farm/settlement,”意思是「北邊的家園／聚落」 long before it named the whole county早在它用來稱呼整個郡之前就有了

English people often shorten it to Northants in writing.

English people英國人 often shorten it to Northants in writing在書寫時常把它縮寫成Northants

It is a real place you can drive through and see farmland for a long stretch, which is why learner dictionaries mention the fields. You meet the name in addresses, sports teams, and travel, not as a word you conjugate.

It is a real place這是一個真實存在的地方 you can drive through and see farmland for a long stretch你可以開車經過，看到一大片田野 which is why learner dictionaries mention the fields這也是為什麼學習型字典會提到田野 You meet the name in addresses, sports teams, and travel你會在地址、運動隊名，和旅遊資訊裡遇到這個名字 not as a word you conjugate而不是一個會有動詞變化的字