inverness-shire

IPA/ˌɪnvənˈɛsʃˈaɪə/
IPA/ˌɪnvɚnˈɛsʃˈaɪɚ/

inverness-shire — 地名

1. a former county in northern Scotland that used to be an official local governmen

1.地名B2
釋義

因弗內斯郡

蘇格蘭北部舊郡名

a former county in northern Scotland that used to be an official local government area until 1975

例句

Kian drove through Inverness-shire on his way to Loch Ness.

Kian 在前往尼斯湖的路上開車穿過因弗內斯郡。

travel through [county]

A guide in Inverness-shire showed Nala where the old castle stood.

因弗內斯郡的一名導遊帶 Nala 去看那座舊城堡的原址。

place name in a local history scene

用法筆記

Used mainly in historical or geographical contexts, especially when talking about county boundaries before 1975. Distinguish it from Inverness, which is the city; Inverness-shire is the wider former county around that city.

常見錯誤

Inverness-shire is a city in Scotland.
Inverness-shire was a county in Scotland.
💡Inverness is the city, while Inverness-shire was the larger county that included it.