Gloucestershire

专有名词
/ˈɡlɒstəʃə/|/ˈɡlɒstəʃɪə/|/ˈɡlɔstəʃə/    /ˈɡlɑstɚʃaɪɹ/|/ˈɡlɑstəʃɚ/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. A south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
    — Professor Anne Goodenough, an applied ecologist at the University of Gloucestershire who led the research, said: ‘It appears murmuration has become the norm – a general way for the starlings to stay safe from predators.’

词形变化

Glos abbreviation

词源

From Middle English Gloucestreschire; equivalent to Gloucester + -shire.
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