canton
canton
noun
cantonal
[ˈkantən(ə)l, kanˈtəʊn(ə)l]
adjective
语源
noun
- a subdivision of a country established for political or administrative purposes
行政分区
■a state of the Swiss Confederation
（瑞士联邦的）州 - (Heraldry)a square charge smaller than a quarter and positioned in the upper (usually dexter) corner of a shield
(纹章)盾面右上角方形部位
cantonal
[ˈkantən(ə)l, kanˈtəʊn(ə)l]
adjective
语源
- early 16th cent.: from Old French, literally corner', from Provençal, based on a Romance word related to medieval Latin cantus (see can). The verb was reinforced by French cantonner 'to quarter'
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