perth
perth — noun
1. the capital city of Western Australia, located on the Swan River near the southw
the capital city of Western Australia, located on the Swan River near the southwestern coast of the country and surrounded by beaches, parks, and a warm Mediterranean climate
Lan's parents moved to Perth when her father took a job at the university there.
moved to [city] for [reason]
Every summer, tourists fly to Perth to enjoy the sunny beaches and the calm waters of the Swan River.
fly to [city] to [activity]
Perth is an isolated city, with desert to the east and ocean to the west.
Sven booked a direct flight from Singapore to Perth for the international music festival in April.
The conference centre in Perth hosted over two thousand researchers from Pacific-rim countries last year.
文法句型
Perth + verb (singular)
in + Perth
to + Perth
用法筆記
As a proper noun, Perth does not take an article unless referring to the administrative district ('the City of Perth'). Always capitalised.
常見錯誤
2. a historic city in central Scotland, located on the Tay River and known for its
a historic city in central Scotland, located on the Tay River and known for its medieval buildings, the nearby Scone Palace, and its role as a former royal burgh and capital during the Middle Ages
Obi spent a weekend exploring the old cobblestone streets and riverbanks of Perth.
exploring [city]
The city of Perth lies on the Tay River, about forty minutes north of Edinburgh by train.
[city] lies on [river]
Many tourists stop in Perth on their way north to the Scottish Highlands.
Talia took a train from Glasgow to Perth to visit a friend who studies printmaking at the art college there.
Perth was an important royal centre in medieval Scotland, and Scottish kings were once crowned at nearby Scone.
文法句型
Perth + verb (singular)
in + Perth
from + Perth
3. a historical administrative area in central Scotland, also known as Perthshire,
a historical administrative area in central Scotland, also known as Perthshire, that existed as a county until regional reorganisation in the late twentieth century
The old county of Perth stretched from the southern Highlands down to the farmlands of the central lowlands.
the county of [name] stretched from [place] to [place]
Gita's great-grandparents were born in a small village in the county of Perth in the 1890s.
Maps from before 1975 show Perth as a large county covering much of central Scotland.
Local archives hold land records from the county of Perth that go back three hundred years.
- Perthshire
The alternative name for the same historical county; Perthshire is actually the more precise term, while 'Perth' alone is an informal shortening
文法句型
the county of Perth
in Perth
from Perth
用法筆記
This sense refers specifically to the historical county (Perthshire), not to the modern council area of Perth and Kinross. It appears most often in historical writing, genealogy, and old maps.