perth
perth — 名詞
1. the capital city of Western Australia, located on the Swan River near the southw
伯斯
澳洲西澳大利亞州的首府
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.
Lan 的父母搬到伯斯，因為她父親在那所大學找到工作。
moved to [city] for [reason]
Every summer, tourists fly to Perth to enjoy the sunny beaches and the calm waters of the Swan River.
每年夏天，觀光客搭飛機到伯斯，享受陽光沙灘和天鵝河的平靜水域。
fly to [city] to [activity]
Perth is an isolated city, with desert to the east and ocean to the west.
伯斯是一座偏遠城市，東邊是沙漠，西邊是海洋。
Sven booked a direct flight from Singapore to Perth for the international music festival in April.
Sven 預訂了從新加坡直飛伯斯的航班，要去參加四月的國際音樂節。
The conference centre in Perth hosted over two thousand researchers from Pacific-rim countries last year.
伯斯的會議中心去年接待了兩千多位來自環太平洋國家的研究人員。
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
珀斯
蘇格蘭中部的歷史古城
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.
Obi 花了一個週末探索珀斯的古老鵝卵石街道和河岸。
exploring [city]
The city of Perth lies on the Tay River, about forty minutes north of Edinburgh by train.
珀斯位於泰河畔，從愛丁堡坐火車往北約四十分鐘。
[city] lies on [river]
Many tourists stop in Perth on their way north to the Scottish Highlands.
許多觀光客在前往蘇格蘭高地的途中，會順道在珀斯停留。
Talia took a train from Glasgow to Perth to visit a friend who studies printmaking at the art college there.
Talia 從格拉斯哥搭火車到珀斯，探望一位在當地藝術學院學版畫的朋友。
Perth was an important royal centre in medieval Scotland, and Scottish kings were once crowned at nearby Scone.
中世紀時，珀斯是重要的皇家中心，蘇格蘭國王曾經在附近的斯康宮加冕。
文法句型
Perth + verb (singular)
in + Perth
from + Perth
3. a historical administrative area in central Scotland, also known as Perthshire,
珀斯郡
蘇格蘭中部已裁撤的舊郡
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.
舊珀斯郡的範圍從高地南部一直延伸到中央低地的農田。
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.
Gita 的曾祖父母在一八九〇年代出生於珀斯郡的一個小村莊。
Maps from before 1975 show Perth as a large county covering much of central Scotland.
一九七五年以前的地圖顯示，珀斯郡是一個涵蓋蘇格蘭中部大部分地區的大郡。
Local archives hold land records from the county of Perth that go back three hundred years.
當地檔案館保存的珀斯郡土地紀錄可追溯到三百年前。
- 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.