Word · Frequency #16760
Eyre
艾尔湖
a shallow salt lake in south central Australia, about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
指澳大利亚中南部的大湖，常作 Lake Eyre。
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n. a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent
巡回；巡回法院
巡回；巡回法院；[法] 巡回；巡回法庭
In use
The king ordered his judges to hold an eyre in the northern counties to settle land disputes.
The sheriff spent months preparing for the eyre that would be held in the spring.
Several eyres were held across the realm during the king's reign.
hold an eyre
'hold an eyre' 表示“举行巡回审判”，其中 eyre 指一次巡回审判，为可数名词。
The king held an eyre in every county.
国王在每一个郡都举行了一次巡回审判。
in eyre
'in eyre' 是固定短语，意为“在巡回中”，置于名词后作定语，例如 justices in eyre。
The justices in eyre traveled across England.
巡回法官走遍了英格兰。
the eyre
指中世纪英格兰的巡回法院，通常加定冠词 the。
The eyre was an important royal court.
巡回法庭是重要的王室法庭。
Common mistakes
Eyre Lake is the largest lake in Australia.Lake Eyre is the largest lake in Australia.
英语中表示湖泊名称时，一般用“Lake + 专有名词”的语序，如 Lake Baikal；而汉语说“艾尔湖”是把“湖”放在后面，因此学习者容易误写成“Eyre Lake”。正确的顺序应是 Lake Eyre。
The eyre in the desert is very dry.The air in the desert is very dry.
eyre 和 air 读音相同（/eə/），但 eyre 指艾尔湖或盐湖，并不表示“空气”。如果要表达“空气”这一意思，必须用 air，不能因为同音而写成 eyre。
Connections
Collocations
- justices in eyre
- （中世纪英格兰的）巡回法官
- The justices in eyre traveled the country to hear cases on behalf of the king.巡回法官代国王巡行全国审理案件。
- court of eyre
- （中世纪英格兰的）巡回法庭
- The court of eyre held sessions in each county several times a year.巡回法庭每年数次在各省开庭。
- general eyre
- （中世纪英格兰的）大巡回（全面司法巡察）
- The general eyre visited every shire to review the administration of local justice.大巡回巡察每个郡，以审查地方司法的执行情况。
- eyre of the forest
- （中世纪英格兰的）森林巡回法庭
- The eyre of the forest punished those who illegally hunted in royal forests.森林巡回法庭处罚在王林中非法狩猎的人。
- commission of eyre
- 巡回审判委任状
- The king issued a commission of eyre to the senior judges before their circuit.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
eyre 发音像 air，联想艾尔湖是澳洲最低点，像个低于海平面的“空气湖”，记住读音就记住词。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：历史/法律史文献 该词为正式且偏古旧的法律用语，通常出现在历史或法律史文本中，指中世纪英格兰的巡回法庭；现代日常英语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
air、bear、care、fair、hair 都与 eyre 一样发 /eə/ 音；注意 eye 拼写以 ey 开头，看似相近，但发音为 /aɪ/，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.