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in Wessex
专有名词“Wessex”前通常不加冠词，表示地点时用介词in。
He ruled in Wessex for over twenty years.
他在韦塞克斯统治了二十多年。
韦塞克斯
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
韦塞克斯
a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
He ruled in Wessex for over twenty years.
他在韦塞克斯统治了二十多年。
韦塞克斯(英国历史上一个王国的名称)
n. a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
The museum has a small exhibition about Wessex and its Saxon kings.
博物馆有一个关于韦塞克斯及其撒克逊国王的小型展览。
We read about Wessex in our history class and learned how it grew powerful.
我们在历史课上读到韦塞克斯，并了解到它如何变得强大。
My teacher asked us to draw a map of Wessex and label its main towns.
老师让我们画一张韦塞克斯的地图，并标出它的主要城镇。
专有名词“Wessex”前通常不加冠词，表示地点时用介词in。
He ruled in Wessex for over twenty years.
他在韦塞克斯统治了二十多年。
“King of Wessex”是头衔，表示“韦塞克斯国王”，其中of不可省略。
Alfred became King of Wessex in 871.
阿尔弗雷德于871年成为韦塞克斯国王。
“the kingdom of Wessex”用于强调历史王国，冠词the要保留。
The kingdom of Wessex was the most powerful in England by the 10th century.
到10世纪，韦塞克斯王国已成为英格兰最强大的王国。
Not this
The Wessex was a kingdom in southwestern England.
Use this
Wessex was a kingdom in southwestern England.
Wessex 是专有名词（历史地名/国名），应单独使用，不加定冠词 the；只有像 the United Kingdom 这类由普通名词构成的国名才用 the。
Not this
I know little about the history of wessex.
Use this
I know little about the history of Wessex.
Wessex 是英语专有地名，在任何位置首字母都必须大写；不能因为词典词条为小写形式而照抄。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
韦塞克斯王国
The kingdom of Wessex emerged as the most powerful Anglo-Saxon state.
韦塞克斯王国成为最强大的盎格鲁-撒克逊国家。
韦塞克斯国王阿尔弗雷德
King Alfred of Wessex founded a system of fortified towns.
韦塞克斯国王阿尔弗雷德建立了一套设防城镇体系。
韦塞克斯王朝
The House of Wessex ruled England in the early tenth century.
韦塞克斯王朝在十世纪初统治英格兰。
Use Wessex naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：Wessex 开头的 Wes 像 west（西），它是英格兰西南的撒克逊王国，所以是“西撒克逊”。
语域：formal 常见场景：英国历史叙述、历史教材或学术文章、正式书面语 该词通常出现在历史语境或正式书面语中，多用于英国史、考古或地名介绍，日常生活中不常见。
专有名词，首字母大写。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.