| 单词 | oxford | |||||||||||||||
| 释义 | OxfordOx·fordO0205400 (ŏks′fərd)Oxford, 17th Earl of Title of Edward de Vere. 1550-1604.ox·fordO0205400 (ŏks′fərd)Oxford(ˈɒksfəd)Oxford(ˈɒksfəd)ox•ford(ˈɒks fərd)n. Ox•ford(ˈɒks fərd)n.
OxfordOxford,city (1991 pop. 113,847) and district, county seat of OxfordshireOxfordshireor Oxon, county (1991 pop. 553,800), 749 sq mi (1,940 sq km), S central England. The county seat is Oxford. The county comprises five administrative districts: Cherwell, South Oxfordshire, Oxford, Vale of White Horse, and West Oxfordshire. ..... Click the link for more information. , S central England. In addition to its importance as the site of the Univ. of OxfordOxford, University of, at Oxford, England, one of the oldest English-language universities in the world. The university was a leading center of learning throughout the Middle Ages; such scholars as Roger Bacon, Duns Scotus, John Wyclif, and Bishop Grosseteste were associated ..... Click the link for more information. , the city has significant industries, including the manufacture of automobiles and steel products. Tourism is especially popular. A trading town and frontier fort, it was raided by Danes in the 10th and 11th cent. By the 12th cent., Oxford was the site of a castle, an abbey, and the university. It had foundations of several orders, including the Dominicans and the Gray Friars. During the 13th cent., frequent conflicts arose between the town and the university in which the university, with the support of the church and the king, was usually victorious. During the civil wars, Oxford was the royalist headquarters; it was besieged but not damaged by the parliamentarians. Among its famous historic buildings (apart from the colleges) are the Radcliffe Camera (1737), the Observatory (1772), and Sheldonian Theatre (designed by Christopher WrenWren, Sir Christopher, 1632–1723, English architect. A mathematical prodigy, he studied at Oxford. He was professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, from 1657 to 1661, when he became Savilian professor of astronomy at Oxford. ..... Click the link for more information. ); the churches of St. Mary the Virgin (13th cent.) and St. Michael (11th cent.); and several old inns. The chapel (12th cent.) of Christ Church College is also the cathedral church of the city. The Ashmolean Museum (see under Ashmole, EliasAshmole, Elias , 1617–92, English archaeologist and antiquary. He made exhaustive antiquarian studies, especially The Institution, Laws and Ceremonies of the Order of the Garter (1672) and The Antiquities of Berkshire (3 vol., 1719). ..... Click the link for more information. ) and the Bodleian LibraryBodleian Library , at the Univ. of Oxford. The original library, destroyed in the reign of Edward VI, was replaced in 1602, chiefly through the efforts of Sir Thomas Bodley, who gave it valuable collections of books and manuscripts and in his will left a fund for maintenance. ..... Click the link for more information. are notable. Besides the university, Ruskin College (1899) and the Magdalen College School (c.1480) are in Oxford. Oxford.1 Town (1990 pop. 12,588), Worcester co., S Mass.; settled 1687 by French Protestants, inc. 1693. It is chiefly residential, with some light manufacturing. Clara BartonBarton, Clara,1821–1912, American humanitarian, organizer of the American Red Cross, b. North Oxford (now Oxford), Mass. She taught school (1839–54) and clerked in the U.S. Patent Office before the outbreak of the Civil War. ..... Click the link for more information. was born in the town. 2 City (1990 pop. 9,984), seat of Lafayette co., N central Miss.; inc. 1837. In a farm area, the city is a trading center and has some light manufacturing, but it is principally a university town, the seat of the Univ. of Mississippi ("Ole Miss"). In 1962, Oxford was the scene of rioting and conflict when the first black student was enrolled in the university. The city was the home of the novelist William FaulknerFaulkner, William, 3 Village (1990 pop. 18,937), Butler co., SW Ohio, near the Ind. line, in a farm area; laid out 1810, inc. 1830. It is a residential college town, the seat of Miami Univ. Nearby is a pioneer farm (1835; now a museum). Oxforda city in England, on the Thames River. Administrative center of Oxfordshire. Population, 108,600 (1971). Important transportation junction and commercial center. In Cowley, a suburb of Oxford, there are large automobile works (the British Leyland Motor Corporation), where 75 percent of Oxford’s industrial workers are employed. Other important industries include electrical engineering and printing. Oxford arose as a settlement, apparently, in the eighth century. It was first mentioned in written sources in 912. The settlement was an important fortress. Founded in the late 12th century, Oxford University is the oldest university in Great Britain and one of the oldest universities in Europe. In 1541, Oxford became the seat of the English bishopric. During the civil war of 1642–46, the city was the headquarters of Charles I and his supporters. Oxford has numerous gardens and has retained its medieval regular layout, thanks to the rectangular courtyards of the colleges. Also preserved are the late Romanesque cathedral (mostly 12th century), Romanesque and Gothic churches, the classical Sheldonian Theater (1664–69, architect C. Wren), and the classical Radcliffe Camera (1737–49, architect G. Gibbs). Among the colleges, late Gothic buildings of the “decorative” and “perpendicular” style predominate. Additions to the buildings are in the classical (architects C. Wren and others) and Gothic revival (architects W. Butterfield, A. Waterhouse, and others) styles. The industrial zone, which has been developing since the 1920’s, is strictly set apart from the university, and modern buildings are organically combined with old structures. The Ashmolean Museum, containing the university’s archaeological and art collections, is located in Oxford. OxfordOxfordOXFORD
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Oxford - a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
Oxford - a university in England