Berkshire

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义
英 /ˈbɑːk.ʃə/|/-ˌʃɪə/    美 /ˈbɜɹk.ʃəɹ/|/ˈbɑɹk-/|/-ˌʃɪəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A breed of pig from Berkshire county.
  2. A steam locomotive of the 2-8-4 wheel arrangement.
    — Erie, always an interesting road to watch, fortified itself in the late '20's with the largest roster of Berkshires in the land, and these engines were easily able to sustain the road until dieselization …
专有名词
  1. An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.
    — My convention diary is unusually disjointed, since I was mingily commuting from Berkshire rather than pay £65 per night for a single room.
  2. Numerous places in the United States:; A community in Sandy Hook, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
  3. Numerous places in the United States:; A town in Tioga County, New York.
  4. Numerous places in the United States:; An unincorporated community and township in Delaware County, Ohio.
  5. Numerous places in the United States:; A town in Franklin County, Vermont.

词形变化

Berks abbreviation Brks. abbreviation Berkshires plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Berkshire County Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Park West Berkshire

词源

词源 1
From Middle English Barrokschire, Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocsċīr. The first element is possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” (compare *barros (“hill, peak, top”)) + Old English sċīr (“shire, county”).
词源 2
From Middle English Barrokschire, Berchesire, Barrokshyre, Berrucsire, from Old English Bearrocsċīr. The first element is possibly from Proto-Brythonic *barrọg, perhaps meaning “hilly” (compare *barros (“hill, peak, top”)) + Old English sċīr (“shire, county”).
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