German city, the -burg is German Burg "fort," in reference to the moated castle built there c. 825; the first element is perhaps Old High German hamma "ham, back of the knee" in a transferred sense of "bend, angle," with reference to its position on a river bend promontory; or Middle High German hamme "enclosed area of pastureland."
例文
1. Horst,a German from Hamburg ，was a true original.
ドイツのハンブルク出身のホーストは正真正銘の変人だ。
2.At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg .
16歳の時、彼はハンブルク大学に入学する資格がある。
3.Six hundred Viking boats attacked Hamburg ，which was set on fire.
600隻の海賊船がハンブルクを襲い、ハンブルクは焼かれた。
＜dl>＜dt＞4.Let me take two crucial instances， Hamburg and Berlin.
2つの重要な例を挙げます。ハンブルクとベルリン。dd> スピーチセクションから
5.Berlin，the capital of the Reich，is four times the size of Hamburg .