An old cathedral city in the south of England, about an hour by train from London, and the name attached to several things because of it. The city itself matters historically: in the 800s and 900s, under King Alfred and the kings after him, Winchester was effectively the capital of England, before power moved to London. It has a very large medieval cathedral, one of the longest in Europe, where the writer Jane Austen is buried, and it is home to Winchester College, one of the oldest and most expensive private schools in the country (confusingly, the English call such schools 'public schools'). Today it is a small, wealthy, pretty place — the kind of town English people call 'historic', full of tourists and tea shops.

An old cathedral city in the south of England英格蘭南部一座有大教堂的古城，about an hour by train from London搭火車離倫敦大約一小時，and the name attached to several things because of it也因此這個名字被用在好幾樣東西上。The city itself matters historically這座城市在歷史上很重要：in the 800s and 900s, under King Alfred and the kings after him在西元800到900年代，在阿爾弗雷德大帝和之後幾位國王的統治下，Winchester was effectively the capital of EnglandWinchester實際上就是英格蘭的首都，before power moved to London後來權力才轉移到倫敦。It has a very large medieval cathedral, one of the longest in Europe這裡有一座非常大的中世紀大教堂，是歐洲最長的教堂之一，where the writer Jane Austen is buried作家珍・奧斯汀就葬在裡面，and it is home to Winchester College而且這裡也有Winchester College（溫徹斯特公學），one of the oldest and most expensive private schools in the country是全國歷史最悠久、學費也最貴的私立學校之一（confusingly, the English call such schools 'public schools')（讓人困惑的是，英國人把這種學校叫做『public schools』）。Today it is a small, wealthy, pretty place現在它是一個小巧、富裕又漂亮的地方——the kind of town English people call 'historic'是英國人會稱為『historic』（古蹟悠久）的那種小鎮，full of tourists and tea shops到處是觀光客和茶館。

The name is used in other ways too, and these have separate stories. A Winchester rifle is a famous American gun of the 1800s, named after the businessman Oliver Winchester, not after the English city; it appears constantly in cowboy films. A 'Winchester' can also mean a large glass bottle used in laboratories, named from an old English measure of volume. And in computing, an early type of hard disk was nicknamed a Winchester, borrowed from the rifle.

The name is used in other ways too這個名字還有其他用法，and these have separate stories而且各自有各自的故事。A Winchester rifle is a famous American gun of the 1800sWinchester rifle（溫徹斯特步槍）是一種1800年代著名的美國槍枝，named after the businessman Oliver Winchester是以商人Oliver Winchester的名字命名的，not after the English city不是取自這座英國城市；it appears constantly in cowboy films它經常出現在牛仔電影裡。A 'Winchester' can also mean a large glass bottle used in laboratoriesWinchester也可以指實驗室用的一種大玻璃瓶，named from an old English measure of volume這個名字來自一個古老的英式容量單位。And in computing, an early type of hard disk was nicknamed a Winchester在電腦領域，一種早期的硬碟被暱稱為Winchester，borrowed from the rifle這個綽號是借用步槍的名字。

Someone from the city is called a Wintonian, from the old Latin name — but that word is rare and you will not need it.

Someone from the city is called a Wintonian這座城市出身的人被稱為Wintonian，from the old Latin name這個字來自古老的拉丁文名稱——but that word is rare and you will not need it但這個字很少見，你不需要用到它。