n.郡

英文释义

n. A portion of Great Britain originally under the supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire, Hallamshire.

n. A division of a State, embracing several contiguous townships; a county.

词干

shire 郡
→ 来自古英语 scir，区域，郡，县，司法管辖区，来自 Proto-Germanic*skizo，可能来自 sker， 切，分开，词源同 share，shear.