cornwall
cornwall — 名詞
1. a county in the far southwest of England, with a long coastline on the Atlantic
康瓦爾郡
英格蘭西南部的郡
a county in the far southwest of England, with a long coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and the English Channel, known as a popular holiday destination and for its mild climate
The Okonkwo family spent their summer holiday in Cornwall, hiking along the coastal path.
Okonkwo 一家暑假到康瓦爾郡度假，沿著海岸步道健行。
proper noun as travel destination
Cornwall is famous for its pasties, a baked pastry filled with meat and vegetables.
康瓦爾郡以肉餡餅聞名，這是一種填入肉和蔬菜的烤酥皮點心。
collocation: famous for [local product]
Shirin's grandparents moved to a small village in Cornwall after retiring from the city.
Shirin 的祖父母退休後從城市搬到康瓦爾郡的一個小村莊。
Every August, the town of Falmouth in Cornwall holds a popular sea shanty festival.
每年八月，康瓦爾郡的法爾茅斯鎮會舉辦一場受歡迎的水手歌謠節。
文法句型
Cornwall as subject or object
用法筆記
Pronounced /ˈkɔːrn.wɔːl/ (KORN-wawl). In British English, people often say 'down in Cornwall' when travelling south to the region. Do not confuse with the city of the same name in Ontario, Canada.
2. a small city in the Canadian province of Ontario, situated on the Saint Lawrence
康瓦爾市
加拿大安大略省東南部的城市
a small city in the Canadian province of Ontario, situated on the Saint Lawrence River near the border with Quebec and the United States
Joaquín works as a nurse at the hospital in Cornwall, Ontario.
Joaquín 在安大略省康瓦爾市的醫院擔任護理師。
proper noun with province disambiguation
The Saint Lawrence River runs through central Cornwall, making it a popular spot for boating.
聖勞倫斯河流經康瓦爾市區，使這裡成為熱門的划船地點。
Kwame's father got work at a paper mill, and the family moved to Cornwall, Ontario.
Kwame 的父親在造紙廠找到工作，於是全家搬到了安大略省的康瓦爾市。
Cornwall is a small city on the border between the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
康瓦爾市是位於安大略省和魁北克省邊界上的一個小城市。
文法句型
Cornwall as subject or object
用法筆記
Always clarify with 'Ontario' or 'Canada' to distinguish from the better-known English county, especially in writing.
3. one of the traditional counties of England, located on the southwestern peninsul
古康瓦爾
英格蘭西南部的歷史舊郡
one of the traditional counties of England, located on the southwestern peninsula along the Atlantic coast, with boundaries and administrative arrangements that existed before the modern local-government reorganisation
Before local government reorganisation, Cornwall was an ancient county with its own separate traditions.
在地方政府改組之前，康瓦爾是一個擁有自己獨立傳統的古老郡。
collocation: ancient county with [feature]
The historic county of Cornwall once covered a larger area than the modern administrative region.
歷史上的康瓦爾郡涵蓋的範圍比現代的行政區還要大。
Historians trace the old county of Cornwall's borders back to the early Middle Ages.
歷史學家將康瓦爾舊郡的邊界追溯到中世紀早期。
Truro was the capital of Cornwall for centuries, and its cathedral is a well-known landmark.
特魯羅數百年來一直是康瓦爾郡的首府，其大教堂是著名的地標。
文法句型
Cornwall as subject or object
用法筆記
This sense refers to the historical county with traditional boundaries, which differs from the modern ceremonial county in sense 1. The historic county was larger and included areas now administered separately.