Wessex
['wɛsɪks]
解释:
(noun.) a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century.
克莉丝汀编辑--From WordNet
例句:
- Wessex Plate [it ran] 50 sovs each h ft with 1000 sovs added for four and five year olds. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- Four days later Holmes and I were again in the train, bound for Winchester to see the race for the Wessex Cup. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- Moreover, he it was who sheltered Egbert, an exile from Wessex in England, and assisted him presently to establish himself as King in Wessex (802). 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Up to the time of the catastrophe he was the first favorite for the Wessex Cup, the betting being three to one on him. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- Longer coffins were never made in the whole country of South Wessex, and 'tis said that poor George's knees were crumpled up a little e'en as 'twas. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
校对:谢尔曼