Telford

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth, distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedged tightly in the interstices. attributive,uncountable
    — a Telford road
专有名词
  1. A characteristical surname. countable
  2. A new town in Telford and Wrekin borough and the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, named after Thomas Telford (OS grid ref SJ7008). countable,uncountable
  3. A locality in the Shire of Moira, Victoria, Australia. countable,uncountable
  4. A place in the United States:; A borough in Bucks County and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named after Thomas Telford. countable,uncountable
  5. A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Washington County, Tennessee, named after state senator George Whitfield Telford. countable,uncountable
  6. A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington, named after cattleman M. A Telford. countable,uncountable

词形变化

Telfords plural Talford alternative Telfort alternative Talford alternative Telfort alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
Telford and Wrekin Telfordian

词源

词源 1
From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'.
* (road): Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer.
词源 2
From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'.
* (road): Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer.
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