Stratford-on-Avon
/ˈstrætfə(r)d ɒn ˈeɪvən/
词源链
- owl
avon‘river’
派生
- 英语English
Stratford-on-Avon
词源说明
From being the location of a river ford for a roadway. From Old Welsh avon (“river”) + Old English ford (“ford”) + Old English strǣt (“street”); from Latin strata (“road”). From being a ford for a British Roman road. The ford itself has subsequently been built over, becoming Clopton Bridge. The river itself has subsequently become named River Avon.
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1A town in Warwickshire, England, birthplace of William Shakespeare. Often used as a byword for a particularly idyllic or historic town.
- 2A local government district of Warwickshire with its headquarters in the town.