county + noun
名词作定语，表示“郡/县的……”，如 county council（郡议会）、county seat（郡治）。
The county council voted to build a new library.
郡议会投票决定建一座新图书馆。
县；郡
counties — plural of county
郡；地区；包括不丹、加拿大、中国、克罗地亚、爱尔兰、日本、新西兰、挪威、波兰、罗马尼亚、韩国、瑞典、英国和美国50个州中的47个(不包括阿拉斯加、康涅狄格和路易斯安那)的行政或地理区域；为地方政府而划分的地区；没有直接行政功能的明确地理区域；州内最大的行政区划
An administrative or geographical division of a country; in the US, the main local government area within a state, and in the UK, a region for local government.
美国等常用“县”，英国常用“郡”。
包括不丹、加拿大、中国、克罗地亚、爱尔兰、日本、新西兰、挪威、波兰、罗马尼亚、韩国、瑞典、英国和美国50个州中的47个(不包括阿拉斯加、康涅狄格和路易斯安那)的行政或地理区域
An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).
为地方政府而划分的地区
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
没有直接行政功能的明确地理区域
A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
州内最大的行政区划
(United States) the largest administrative district within a state
The new hospital will serve the whole county.
新医院将为整个县服务。
用法提示：county 作名词，表示行政区域‘县’。
AI contextual example
She has lived in this county for over ten years.
她在这个县住了十多年了。
用法提示：county 指居住的县级行政区域。
AI contextual example
Several counties in the south reported heavy rain last night.
南部的几个县昨晚报告了大雨。
用法提示：counties 是 county 的复数，表示多个县。
AI contextual example
名词作定语，表示“郡/县的……”，如 county council（郡议会）、county seat（郡治）。
The county council voted to build a new library.
郡议会投票决定建一座新图书馆。
用于专有地名时，County 常大写并置于名称之后，前面用介词 in。
She grew up in Kent County.
她在肯特县长大。
用 in 引出该郡所在的国家或地区，复数形式为 counties。
Yorkshire is a county in northern England.
约克郡是英格兰北部的一个郡。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many countys in England.
正确表达There are many counties in England.
county 是可数名词，复数形式要遵守“辅音字母 + y 结尾，变 y 为 i 再加 -es”的规则，所以是 counties 而不是 countys。
grammar · medium
易错句子China is a large county with a long history.
正确表达China is a large country with a long history.
county 指一国之内的地方行政区（县、郡），不能指国家；表示“国家”必须用 country。两个词拼写相近，中国学习者容易写错。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was born in county of Kent.
正确表达He was born in the county of Kent.
county 是可数名词单数，且此处指一个特定行政区，前面需要加定冠词 the；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉，构成 in the county of ... 这一固定说法。
郡议会；县议会
The county council approved the new road project.
郡议会批准了新的道路工程。
县治；郡首府
The county seat is the town where the local government is based.
县治是地方政府所在的城镇。
县农产品展览会；郡集市
We go to the county fair every summer.
我们每年夏天都去县农产品展览会。
县监狱
He spent the night in the county jail.
他在县监狱里过了一夜。
县界；郡界
The river forms the county line.
这条河构成了县界。
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郡法院；县法院
The case will be heard in the county court.
这个案子将在县法院审理。