Oxford
英 ['?ksf?d]
美['ɑksf?d]
- n. 牛津大學(xué);牛津(英國城市)
常用詞匯
中文詞源
Oxford 牛津
ox,牛,ford,渡口,津口。地名,字面意思即牛渡河的津口。
英文詞源
- Oxford
- university town in England, Middle English Oxforde, from Old English Oxnaforda (10c.) literally "where the oxen ford." In reference to a type of shoe laced over the instep, it is attested from 1721 (Oxford-cut shoes). Related: Oxfordian; Oxfordish; Oxfordist; Oxfordy.
雙語例句
- 1. Elizabeth met other Oxford intellectuals some of whom overlapped Naomi's world.
- 伊麗莎白結(jié)識了其他一些牛津大學(xué)的學(xué)者,其中有幾位娜奧米也認(rèn)識。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Oxford's social circle was far too liberal for her taste.
- 牛津的社交圈過于開放,不合她的胃口.
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. I left Oxford in 1961 hungry to be a critic.
- 我于1961年離開牛津,渴望成為一名評論家。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The Oxford Chemistry Primers aim to cover important topics in organic chemistry.
- 《牛津化學(xué)初級讀本》叢書旨在論述有機(jī)化學(xué)中的重要問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He came to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar and studied law.
- 他作為羅茲獎學(xué)金的獲得者來到牛津?qū)W習(xí)法律。
來自柯林斯例句