c. 1000, Dunholm "city on a hill," a merger of Old English dun "hill" (see down (n.2)) and Scandinavian holmr (see holm). The change from -n- to -r- is a result of Norman confusion (see Shrewsbury). As a breed of cattle, by 1810.
雙語例句
1. Durham had garnered three times as many votes as Carey.
德拉姆獲得的選票是凱里的3倍。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Until 1982 he was senior lecturer in botany at Durham University.
1982年以前他一直是達勒姆大學(xué)生物系的高級講師。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Durham has much to offer the camera-toting visitor.
達勒姆景點眾多，對攜帶相機的游客來說大有可拍。
來自柯林斯例句
4. She's got into Durham to read law.
她考上達勒姆大學(xué)學(xué)法律.
來自辭典例句
5. He did not dance with her once that night, and danced repeatedly with Miss Durham.