Stirling
/ˈstɜːlɪŋ/
/ˈstɜːrlɪŋ/
- a town in central Scotland. It has an important place in Scottish history. It has a very old castle where the kings and queens of Scotland used to live. Scottish forces defeated the English in two important battles, Stirling Bridge (1297) and the Battle of Bannockburn, for control of the castle and the bridge across the Forth river. It is also the administrative centre of the Stirling council area, which covers a wider area than the town, including part of the Grampians.
斯特灵（苏格兰中部城镇。在苏格兰历史上有重要地位。城中一座古堡曾是苏格兰国王和女王的王宫。苏格兰军队为控制城堡和跨越福斯河的桥梁，在斯特灵桥和班诺克本这两场重要的战役中击败了英格兰人）