county

名词 county:

1. a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
2. the largest administrative district within a state

1. The county town is a hundred li or so away from here.
   县城离这有百儿八十里。
2. Her jocund character made her the most popular girl in the county.
   她快乐的个性使她成为这个郡最受欢迎的女孩。
3. He lives in a solitary county.
   他住在一个偏远的县里。

coun.ty

n.（名词）
【复数】 coun.ties 缩写 co,co.
An administrative subdivision of a state in the United States.
县：美国一州的行政分支

A territorial division exercising administrative, judicial, and political functions in Great Britain and Ireland.
郡：大不列颠和爱尔兰的行使行政、司法和政治功能的疆土分支
The territory under the jurisdiction of a count or earl.
伯爵领地：由伯爵或郡主管辖之下的土地
The people living in a county.
郡民，县民：居住在郡或县的人民

来源：
Middle English counte [territorial division]
中古英语 counte [疆域分支]
from Old French conte [the territory of a count]
源自 古法语 conte [郡主的辖区]
from Medieval Latin comit3tus
源自 中世纪拉丁语 comit3tus
from Late Latin [the office of count]
源自 后期拉丁语 [郡主的办公室]
from Latin [retinue]
源自 拉丁语 [随从，侍从]
from comes comit- [companion] * see ei-
源自 comes comit- [伙伴，同伴] *参见 ei-

【引伸】
coun.ty
adj.（形容词）