preston

preston — 名詞

1. a city in the county of Lancashire, in north-west England, situated on the River

1.名詞B1
釋義

普雷斯頓

英格蘭西北部蘭開夏郡城市

a city in the county of Lancashire, in north-west England, situated on the River Ribble.

例句

Maeve's train from London arrived at Preston station just before noon.

Maeve 從倫敦搭的火車在中午前抵達普雷斯頓車站。

place name as modifier: Preston station

Rodrigo has lived in Preston for three years and works at the local university.

Rodrigo 已經在普雷斯頓住了三年，並且在當地的大學工作。

preposition: in + [city name]

用法筆記

As a proper noun, Preston normally does not take an article ("I live in Preston", not "the Preston"). It is not used in comparative or superlative forms and has no plural. The possessive form Preston's is used naturally ("Preston's railway station").

常見錯誤

❌She moved to the Preston for her new job.
✅She moved to Preston for her new job.
💡place names generally do not take the definite article.
❌There are two Prestons in England.
✅There are two cities called Preston in England.
💡Preston is a singular proper noun and is not pluralised.