来自英国地名Derby，来自1780年12th Earl of Derby在Epsom Downs举办的马术比赛，后地名逐渐通用化，代指各种比赛，因参赛的马队多来自德比郡，也引申词义同城大战。其字面意思为deer village, 即by的古义，村庄，集镇。
英文词源
derby (n.)
type of hat," manufactured in U.S. 1850, name appears 1870, perhaps from annual Derby horse race in England, where this type of hat was worn. Race was begun 1780 by the 12th Earl of Derby; the name was used for any major horse race after 1875. Derby the English shire is Old English Deorby "deer village," from deor "deer" + by "habitation, homestead," from a Scandinavian source (see bylaw).
实用例句
1. He won his first Derby on the aptly named "Never Say Die".
他驾驭着这匹名副其实的“永不言败”夺得了他的第一个德比马赛冠军。
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2. Britain came second in the Prix St Georges Derby.
英国在圣乔治赛马大奖赛中荣获亚军。
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3. He has been a Derby County supporter since boyhood.
他从孩提时代起就是德比郡队的支持者。
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4. I was enquiring in Lost Property at Derby.
我当时正在德比的失物招领处打听。
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5. a local derby between the two North London sides