avon

avon — 名詞

1. a former local-government region in the southwest of England, set up in 1974 aro

1.名詞
釋義

雅芳郡

英格蘭西南部已廢除的舊郡

a former local-government region in the southwest of England, set up in 1974 around Bristol and Bath and abolished in 1996 when its land was split among neighbouring authorities.

例句

My mother was born in Bath when the area was still part of Avon.

我母親在巴斯出生時，那一帶還屬於雅芳郡。

historical reference: 'when ... was part of Avon'

The old road signs around Bristol still show the name Avon in places.

布里斯托附近一些舊路標上仍能看到「雅芳」這個名字。

proper noun used as a place label

用法筆記

Often referred to as 'the former county of Avon' in modern writing, since the unit no longer exists. Distinguish from senses 2-4, which are rivers, and sense 5, which is a person's title.

常見錯誤

❌I live in Avon, England.
✅I live in Bristol, in the area that used to be called Avon.
💡Avon stopped being a county in 1996, so people no longer give it as a current address.

2. a river of about 154 km in the middle of England, starting in Northamptonshire,

2.名詞
釋義

雅芳河

流經史特拉福、與莎士比亞相關的中部河流

a river of about 154 km in the middle of England, starting in Northamptonshire, passing through the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, and joining the River Severn near Tewkesbury. It is famous for its link to William Shakespeare.

例句

Tourists feed the swans on the Avon at Stratford every summer afternoon.

每年夏天的下午，遊客都會在史特拉福那段雅芳河上餵天鵝。

the Avon at [town] — locating phrase

Shakespeare is sometimes called 'the Bard of Avon' because he was born beside this river.

因為莎士比亞就出生在這條河邊，所以人們有時稱他為「雅芳河畔的吟遊詩人」。

fixed phrase: the Bard of Avon

同義詞
  • Warwickshire Avon

    more precise label used to separate this Avon from the Bristol and Wiltshire rivers

文法句型

the Avon

用法筆記

Almost always used with the definite article ('the Avon'). When the context isn't clear, English speakers add the location to avoid confusion with the other Avon rivers — for example, 'the Warwickshire Avon' or 'the Avon at Stratford'.

常見錯誤

❌We sailed on Avon last weekend.
✅We sailed on the Avon last weekend.
💡English river names take 'the' before them.

3. a river of about 121 km in the southwest of England, beginning in Gloucestershir

3.名詞
釋義

布里斯托河

布里斯托雅芳河，注入布里斯托灣

a river of about 121 km in the southwest of England, beginning in Gloucestershire, running through the city of Bristol, and emptying into the Bristol Channel at the small port of Avonmouth.

例句

From Clifton Suspension Bridge you can look straight down at the Avon flowing through its deep gorge.

從克利夫頓吊橋上往下看，正好可以看到布里斯托雅芳河流過底下深深的峽谷。

the Avon as a sight from a landmark

Cargo ships still travel up the Avon to reach the docks at Bristol.

貨輪到現在仍會沿著布里斯托雅芳河往上開，駛進布里斯托的港口。

up the Avon — directional collocation

同義詞
  • Bristol Avon

    the usual name when speakers need to be clear which Avon they mean

文法句型

the Avon

用法筆記

Often called 'the Bristol Avon' in maps and guidebooks, to set it apart from the Avon at Stratford (sense 2) and the Avon in Wiltshire (sense 4). Always takes 'the'.

常見錯誤

❌The Avon River goes through Stratford and Bristol.
✅There are different rivers called the Avon
💡one goes through Stratford, another through Bristol.' — three separate rivers in England share the name; they are not the same waterway.

4. a river of about 105 km in the south of England, beginning in Wiltshire and runn

4.名詞
釋義

漢普夏雅芳河

索爾茲伯里雅芳河，注入英吉利海峽

a river of about 105 km in the south of England, beginning in Wiltshire and running south past Salisbury before it reaches the English Channel at the seaside town of Christchurch.

例句

Anglers come from across the country to fish for trout in the Avon near Salisbury.

釣客會從全國各地跑到索爾茲伯里附近的漢普夏雅芳河釣鱒魚。

fish in the Avon — typical activity

The cathedral at Salisbury rises right beside the gentle waters of the Avon.

索爾茲伯里的大教堂正好聳立在漢普夏雅芳河平緩的河水旁邊。

beside the Avon — locative

同義詞
  • Hampshire Avon

    common alternative name, especially in fishing contexts

  • Salisbury Avon

    used when the speaker wants to anchor the river to its best-known city

文法句型

the Avon

用法筆記

Often labelled 'the Hampshire Avon' or 'the Salisbury Avon' in writing about fishing or geography, since three English rivers share the name Avon and learners can easily mix them up.

常見錯誤

❌Salisbury sits on the same Avon as Stratford.
✅Salisbury and Stratford each sit on a river called the Avon, but they are not the same river.
💡the name Avon is shared by separate rivers in different parts of England.

5. the noble title given to Anthony Eden, the British Prime Minister from 1955 to 1

5.名詞
釋義

雅芳伯爵

英國前首相艾登退任後獲封的爵位

the noble title given to Anthony Eden, the British Prime Minister from 1955 to 1957, who became the first Earl of Avon after he stepped down from office.

例句

Anthony Eden was made the first Earl of Avon shortly after he resigned as Prime Minister in 1957.

艾登在一九五七年辭去首相職位後不久，就受封為第一任雅芳伯爵。

be made the Earl of Avon — title-granting frame

The library at school keeps a thin grey biography of the Earl of Avon on the top shelf.

學校圖書館的最上層放著一本薄薄的灰色雅芳伯爵傳記。

the Earl of Avon — definite-article noun phrase

同義詞

文法句型

Earl of Avon

用法筆記

Always written as 'the Earl of Avon', with 'the' and capital E. Used mainly in historical or political writing about Britain in the 1950s; in everyday speech, people simply say 'Anthony Eden'.

常見錯誤

❌Earl of Avon won the election in 1955.
✅Anthony Eden, later the Earl of Avon, won the election in 1955.
💡the Avon title was granted after he left office, not before.