Antarctica

Antarctica — noun

1. the large frozen landmass that surrounds the South Pole, almost entirely buried

1.名詞B1
釋義

the large frozen landmass that surrounds the South Pole, almost entirely buried under thick ice and home to penguins, seals, and a few research stations rather than permanent towns.

例句

Dr. Fadi spent six months in Antarctica studying how penguin colonies cope with rising temperatures.

preposition pattern: in Antarctica (no article)

A documentary crew filmed Leila drilling a long ice core from the frozen surface of Antarctica.

preposition pattern: of Antarctica

同義詞
  • the South Pole region

    informal cover term; technically narrower, naming only the area near the geographic pole

  • the Antarctic

    broader geographic zone including the continent plus surrounding seas and islands

  • the seventh continent

    descriptive nickname used in journalism and travel writing

反義詞
  • the Arctic

    the opposite polar region in the far north, centred on the Arctic Ocean

文法句型

used without an article: in/from Antarctica

用法筆記

Always capitalised and never takes an article (✗ 'the Antarctica'). Distinguish from the adjective 'Antarctic' (used in compounds like 'Antarctic Circle' or 'Antarctic explorer') and from 'the Arctic', which refers to the opposite, northern polar region.

常見錯誤

❌I want to visit the Antarctica next year.
✅I want to visit Antarctica next year.
💡the proper noun takes no article, unlike 'the Arctic'.
❌My uncle works in Antartica.
✅My uncle works in Antarctica.
💡a frequent spelling slip; remember the second 'c' before 'tica'.
❌Antarctica is a country with strict laws.
✅Antarctica is a continent governed by an international treaty.
💡it is a continent, not a country, and has no national government.