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.
实用例句
1. Durham had garnered three times as many votes as Carey.
德拉姆获得的选票是凯里的3倍。来自柯林斯例句
2. Until 1982 he was senior lecturer in botany at Durham University.
1982年以前他一直是达勒姆大学生物系的高级讲师。来自柯林斯例句
3. Durham has much to offer the camera-toting visitor.
达勒姆景点众多，对携带相机的游客来说大有可拍。来自柯林斯例句
4. She's got into Durham to read law.
她考上达勒姆大学学法律.来自辞典例句
5. He did not dance with her once that night, and danced repeatedly with Miss Durham.
