derby

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  • n.
    德比(英国中部的都市)
    德比赛马
    大竞赛
    <美>常礼帽,圆顶礼帽

单词词源

derby 德比,同城大战

来自英国地名Derby,来自1780年12th Earl of Derby在Epsom Downs举办的马术比赛,后地名逐渐通用化,代指各种比赛,因参赛的马队多来自德比郡,也引申词义同城大战。其字面意思为deer village, 即by的古义,村庄,集镇。

双语例句

1. I left derby and went to university in london .
我离开德比郡去伦敦上大学。
2. In derby , dom polski had closed down .
在德比郡,波兰之屋早已关闭。
3. What did ian mcshane say to jonny evans at the end of the manchester derby ?
曼城德比战结束时,伊恩麦柯肖恩对强尼埃文斯说了什么?
4. It seems far away from the grubby manufacturing that derby has pioneered since the dawn of the industrial revolution .
这看起来和自工业革命初期以来就在德比兴盛的脏乱的制造业工厂相去甚远。
5. A bit like that schoolboy in derby who now sticks his fingers in his ears when he hears mozart .
这有点像德比的学生,现在一听到莫扎特的音乐就用手指堵住耳朵。

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