Maidstone
中文来自 ECDICT
- 梅德斯通[英国英格兰东南部城市](肯特郡首府)
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 源自 ←古英语 medestan
- 源自 ←古英语
词源说明
From Old English medestan, meddestane from earlier mægdan stane (“the maidens' stone, the people's stone”). Ultimately from Old English mægden + stan or mæġþ + stan which are equivalent to maid(en) + stone. Compare Folkestone and Chiddingstone.
释义(英文)
专有名词 Proper noun
- A town in and the county town of Kent, England; located on the River Medway (OS grid ref TQ7655).
- A local government district with borough status in Kent, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the county town.
- A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maribyrnong