- a city in the Midlands of England, on the River Derwent; pop. 214,000 (1991).德比（英格兰中部地区一城市, 在德文特河畔, 1991年人口214,000）
- Derby2, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of (1799-1869), British Conservative statesman, Prime Minister 1852,1858-9, and 1866-8. In his last term as Prime Minister he carried the second Reform Act (1867) through Parliament.德比伯爵（第十四）, 爱德华·乔治·杰弗里·史密斯·斯坦利（1799-1869, 英国保守党政治家, 1852、 1858-1859及1866-1868年任首相, 在其最后任期中, 促使第二次议会选举法修正法案获得议会通过[1867]）。
(pl. -ies)
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- an annual flat horse race for three-year-olds, founded in 1780 by the 12th Earl of Derby. The race is run on Epsom Downs in England in late May or early June德比马赛（一年一度的三岁马平地速跑比赛, 于1780年由德比伯爵第十二世发起, 每年5月底或6月初在英格兰埃普索姆放牧丘陵举行）。
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- a similar race elsewhere马赛：
the Irish Derby.
爱尔兰马赛。
1.2
- in names an important sporting contest重要体育比赛, 重要赛事：
the showjumping Derby at Hickstead.
在希克斯特德举行的越障马术赛事。
1.3
derby
another term for LOCAL DERBY.
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derby
N. Amer. a bowler hat. said to be from American demand for a hat of the type worn at the Epsom Derby〈北美〉圆顶硬礼帽。
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- a boot or shoe having the eyelet tabs stitched on top of the vamp（鞋带穿孔圈缝在鞋面顶端的）德比靴（或鞋）。
- ORIGIN: so named because originally a sporting boot