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thorp

UK /θɔːp/US /θɔːrp/

词源

源自古英语 þorp 和古北欧语 þorp,意为‘小村庄’,与德语 Dorf(村庄)同源。

noun

❶ 古英语中指小型村庄或聚居地,现多用于地名或文学作品中,带有古老或田园的意味。

“The old thorp nestled between the hills was barely visible from the road.”

(坐落在山间的小村庄从路上几乎看不见。)

“Many English thorps evolved into bustling towns over the centuries.”

(许多英格兰的小村庄经过几个世纪发展成了繁华的城镇。)

同义词:hamlet, village, settlement