Old English Grontabricc (c.745) "Bridge on the River Granta" (a Celtic river name, of obscure origin). The change to Cante- and later Cam- was due to Norman influence. The river name Cam is a back-formation in this case, but Cam also was a legitimate Celtic river name, meaning "crooked."
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1. The one thing I look forward to is going punting in Cambridge.
我期盼的一件事就是在剑桥乘坐平底船畅游。
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2. When I left Cambridge I had a £10,000 overdraft.
我离开剑桥时，透支了1万英镑。
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3. He asked me to go to Cambridge with him.
他要我和他一起去剑桥。
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4. He has accepted a research professorship at Cambridge University.
他接受了剑桥大学的研究员一职。
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5. The Cambridge World History of Human Disease is a magisterial work.