1. 1朴茨茅斯(英國南岸軍港與渡輪港。美國另有同名城市,這裡指英國這座。)

    Portsmouth is a city and port on the south coast of England, in Hampshire. For hundreds of years it has been one of Britain’s main navy towns: were built and repaired there, and you can still visit famous old ships in the . Ferries also leave from Portsmouth, taking cars and people across to France and to the nearby Isle of Wight. Local people and football fans often call it , a nickname that will puzzle visitors. The name comes from Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða: muða was the old word for the mouth of a river or harbour. There is another Portsmouth in the United States; this entry is the English one. People say PORTS-muth — the middle s is sounded, and -mouth is weak, as in Plymouth.

組成From Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða. The second half, muða, is the old word for the mouth of a river or harbour.

同家族的字

  • mouththe -mouth in the name is that old word for the mouth of a harbour
  • Plymouthanother English port whose name ends in the same old “river-mouth” piece

原始詞典資料13 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,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。

Portsmouthname

  • 1

    A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.

    • When ready for sea we went up to Greenhithe, that their lordships might inspect us, and then to Portsmouth, to take troops to Cork, a pleasant trip; […]
    • Nothing beats a gunboat. HMS Illustrious glided out of Portsmouth on Monday, past HMS Victory and cheering crowds of patriots. Within a week it will be off Gibraltar, a mere cannon shot from Cape Trafalgar.
  • 2

    A village in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England, on the border with Lancashire (OS grid ref SD9026).

  • 3

    A neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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    A town in Saint John parish, Dominica.

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    A number of places in the United States:

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    A number of places in the United States:

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    A number of places in the United States:

另外 5 個記錄的用法
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    A number of places in the United States:

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    A number of places in the United States:

  • 11

    A number of places in the United States:

    • […] not exceeding six Persons for Newport foure Persons for each of the respective Townes of Providence Portsmouth and Warwicke and two Persons for each other Place Towne or Citty […]
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    A number of places in the United States:

  • 13

    An English earldom

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。