Stilton是什么意思

Stilton

['stiltən]

Stilton (n.): 1736, cheese made famous by a coaching inn at Stilton on the Great North Road from London, the owner being from Leicestershire, where the cheese was made. Since 1969 restricted to cheese made in Leicester, Derby, and Nottingham counties by members of the Stilton Cheese Makers Association. The place name is in Domesday Book as Stichiltone and probably means literally farmstead or village at a stile or steep ascent.

1. A match was held at Stilton, where both men fought for an hour.: 于是两人在斯蒂尔顿设下赛场,厮打了一个小时.