German city, the -burg is German Burg "fort," in reference to the moated castle built there c. 825; the first element is perhaps Old High German hamma "ham, back of the knee" in a transferred sense of "bend, angle," with reference to its position on a river bend promontory; or Middle High German hamme "enclosed area of pastureland."
权威例句
1. Horst, a German from Hamburg, was a true original.
来自德国汉堡的霍斯特是个名副其实的怪人。
2. At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg.
16岁时,他就有资格进入汉堡大学。
3. Six hundred Viking boats attacked Hamburg , which was set on fire.
600艘海盗船袭击汉堡, 汉堡惨遭焚烧.
4. Let me take two crucial instances, Hamburg and Berlin.
我要举两个关键的例子, 汉堡和柏林.
5. Berlin, the capital of the Reich, is four times the size of Hamburg.