Oxford
英['ɒksfəd]
美['ɑksfɚd]
- n. 牛津大学；牛津（英国城市）
中文词源
Oxford 牛津
ox,牛，ford,渡口，津口。地名，字面意思即牛渡河的津口。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Elizabeth met other Oxford intellectuals some of whom overlapped Naomi's world.
- 伊丽莎白结识了其他一些牛津大学的学者，其中有几位娜奥米也认识。
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- 2. Oxford's social circle was far too liberal for her taste.
- 牛津的社交圈过于开放,不合她的胃口.
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- 3. I left Oxford in 1961 hungry to be a critic.
- 我于1961年离开牛津，渴望成为一名评论家。
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- 4. The Oxford Chemistry Primers aim to cover important topics in organic chemistry.
- 《牛津化学初级读本》丛书旨在论述有机化学中的重要问题。
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- 5. He came to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar and studied law.
- 他作为罗兹奖学金的获得者来到牛津学习法律。
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