fur·long

noun

/ˈfɜːlɒŋ/

/ˈfɜːrlɔːŋ/

(especially in horse racing) a unit for measuring distance, equal to 220 yards or 201 metres; one eighth of a mile弗隆，浪（长度单位，相当于 220 码、201 米或 ¹⁄₈ 英里）
Word OriginOld English furlang, from furh ‘furrow’ + lang ‘long’. The word originally denoted the length of a furrow in a common field (formally regarded as a square of ten acres). It was also used as the equivalent of the Roman stadium, one eighth of a Roman mile, which led to the current sense. Compare with stadium.

单词	furlong
释义	fur·long noun /ˈfɜːlɒŋ/ /ˈfɜːrlɔːŋ/ (especially in horse racing) a unit for measuring distance, equal to 220 yards or 201 metres; one eighth of a mile弗隆，浪（长度单位，相当于 220 码、201 米或 ¹⁄₈ 英里） Word OriginOld English furlang, from furh ‘furrow’ + lang ‘long’. The word originally denoted the length of a furrow in a common field (formally regarded as a square of ten acres). It was also used as the equivalent of the Roman stadium, one eighth of a Roman mile, which led to the current sense. Compare with stadium.
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