Cambridge的词源
英文词源
- Cambridge
- Old English Grontabricc (c.745) "Bridge on the River Granta" (a Celtic river name, of obscure origin). The change to Cante- and later Cam- was due to Norman influence. The river name Cam is a back-formation in this case, but Cam also was a legitimate Celtic river name, meaning "crooked."
中文词源
剑桥是音译与意译合成的地名。英文Cam——bridge,发音“坎布里奇”,bridge是桥的意思,Cam在闽粤方言中发音如“剑”。就是剑河之桥的意思。这里确有一条剑河,在市内兜了一个弧形大圈向东北流去。河上修建了许多桥梁,所以把这个城市命名为剑桥。剑桥,也称康桥(按普通话音译和意译结合的翻译,如徐志摩著名的诗歌《再别康桥》)是世界上最古老的桥。剑桥,与牛津一样,是座令人神往的传统大学城。剑桥同牛津一样,也有大学(剑桥大学【University of Cambridge】)。
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