athenian

/ə-ˈthē-nē-ən -nyən/ (ame, mw)

athenian — noun

1. a person who was born in or lives in the city of Athens, the capital of Greece.

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person who was born in or lives in the city of Athens, the capital of Greece.

例句

Aiko married an Athenian she met while studying ancient history at the university.

an Athenian

The old Athenian proudly showed visitors the ruins of the Parthenon near his home.

同義詞

用法筆記

Athenian is always capitalized because it comes from the place name Athens. Like other demonyms (American, Canadian), it is a countable noun that can be used in both singular and plural forms.

常見錯誤

❌I met an athenian at the museum.
✅I met an Athenian at the museum.
💡Demonyms derived from place names are always capitalized in English.
❌She lives in Athenian.
✅She lives in Athens.
💡Athenian refers to a person, not to the city itself.
❌Three Athenians are coming.
✅Three Athenians are coming.
💡This is correct, but learners often incorrectly make it three 'Athenian' without the plural -s.