a county + noun (family, gentleman)
county 作形容词时多见于英式英语，指属于郡中乡绅阶层的，通常只放在名词前，不用在系动词后。
She married into a county family from the north of England.
她嫁入了英格兰北部的一个郡中世家。
“郡家庭”的特征；代表郡的绅士或贵族
Characteristic of a county's gentry or aristocracy; typical of an old county family.
多用于英国语境，形容乡绅或贵族阶层特有的传统、生活方式等。
“郡家庭”的特征；代表郡的绅士或贵族
Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.
She spoke with a county accent that showed her family had lived here for centuries.
她说话带着一种乡绅式的口音，显示出她家在这里住了几百年。
用法提示：此处 county 作定语形容词修饰 accent，表示“具有乡绅阶层特征的”。
His county manner was friendly but a little formal.
他那种乡绅式的举止很友好，但有点拘谨。
用法提示：此处 county 作定语形容词修饰 manner，形容具有乡绅贵族特征的行为方式。
The party was full of county people who all seemed to know each other.
聚会上全是乡绅阶层的人，他们似乎都彼此认识。
用法提示：此处 county 作定语形容词修饰 people，指具有乡绅世家背景的人群。
county 作形容词时多见于英式英语，指属于郡中乡绅阶层的，通常只放在名词前，不用在系动词后。
She married into a county family from the north of England.
她嫁入了英格兰北部的一个郡中世家。
这类说法常出现在描写英国乡绅生活的文学作品里，带有明显的时代和地域色彩。
He grew up in county society and knew everyone of rank.
他在郡中上流社会的圈子里长大，认识所有有身份的人。
grammar · medium
易错句子Japan is an island county in East Asia.
正确表达Japan is an island country in East Asia.
county 指国内的“县、郡”这类行政区域，不能表示“国家”；表示“国家”要用 country。汉语里“县/郡”和“国家”是两个不同的概念，而 county 与 country 拼写、读音都很接近，学习者常因此把 county 当作 country 使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子My father likes listening to county music.
正确表达My father likes listening to country music.
表示“乡村音乐”的固定说法是 country music，这里的 country 指“乡村、乡下”；county 只表示“县、郡”，不能组成这个词组，写成 county music 是把它和 country music 混了。
郡中世家（世代居于一郡的乡绅家族）
She married into an old county family.
她嫁入了一个古老的郡中世家。
郡里的上流社交圈
The county set turned out in force for the summer ball.
郡里的上流社交圈纷纷盛装出席夏季舞会。
郡中的乡绅社交界
His family had long been prominent in county society.
他的家族长期以来在郡中的乡绅社交界很有名望。
郡中的上流社交圈子
Such behaviour was frowned upon in county circles.
这种行为在郡中的上流社交圈子里是不被认可的。
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