Australian
Australian — adjective
1. coming from, made in, or having a link with the country of Australia, including
coming from, made in, or having a link with the country of Australia, including its land, people, food, and culture.
Mei tried her first Australian meat pie at a bakery in Melbourne.
modifies a concrete noun: Australian + [food/object]
The Australian flag has a blue background with white stars and a Union Jack.
Australian + national symbol
Saoirse married an Australian woman he met at a coffee shop in Sydney.
My grandfather served in the Australian army during the Second World War.
Vesna loves the Australian habit of saying "g'day" instead of "hello".
- Aussie
informal short form, common in speech and casual writing
- Antipodean
literary or humorous; covers Australia and New Zealand together
用法筆記
Always written with a capital A because it comes from a country name. Often used before a noun (Australian wine, Australian accent) and rarely placed after a linking verb on its own.
常見錯誤
Australian — noun
1. someone whose home country is Australia, either by birth or because they have be
someone whose home country is Australia, either by birth or because they have become a citizen there.
Three Australians won medals at the swimming finals in Tokyo.
plural countable noun: Australians
Pedro shared a hostel room with two Australians during his trip across Europe.
As an Australian, Hannah grew up watching cricket every summer with her dad.
The hotel manager was a friendly Australian called Bruce from a small town near Perth.
- Aussie
informal; very common in everyday Australian speech
用法筆記
Always written with a capital A. Takes the same number rules as other count nouns: singular an Australian, plural Australians. Use the article 'an' (not 'a') because the word starts with a vowel sound.