| 释义 |
shire/ˈʃaiə/n. Brit. [英] 1 a county 郡 2 (作 the Shires)a a group of English counties with names ending or formerly ending in -shire, extending NE from Hampshire and Devon 英国现在或以前郡名以 -shire 结尾的若干郡 b the midland counties of England 英格兰中部诸郡 c the fox-hunting district of mainly Leicestershire and Northants (主要位于英国列斯特郡和诺坦顿郡的)猎狐地区 3 Austral. a rural area with its own elected council [澳] (有自选议会的)农村行政区 [Old English scīr, Old High German scīra ‘care, official charge’: origin unknown] |