belgian
belgian — adjective
- belgianpositive
- more belgiancomparative
- most belgiansuperlative
1. describes something that comes from the western European country of Belgium, or
describes something that comes from the western European country of Belgium, or is connected with its people, culture, or products.
Mei bought a box of Belgian chocolates for her aunt in Taipei.
attributive use: Belgian + noun (chocolates)
Belgian beer is famous all over the world for its many different flavours.
attributive use: Belgian + noun (beer)
The Watanabe family stayed at a small Belgian hotel near the city of Bruges.
Greta bought a beautiful Belgian lace tablecloth at the market in Brussels.
文法句型
belgian + noun
用法筆記
Always written with a capital letter because it comes from the name of a country. Used only before a noun (attributive position).
常見錯誤
belgian — noun
- belgiansingular
- belgiansplural
1. a person who comes from the western European country of Belgium.
a person who comes from the western European country of Belgium.
A friendly Belgian gave Hao directions to the train station in Ghent.
indefinite article: a + Belgian
The new exchange student at our school is a Belgian from Antwerp.
pattern: a + Belgian + from + [place]
Three Belgians won gold medals at the international cooking competition.
At the United Nations meeting, two Belgians spoke about climate change in Southeast Asia.
文法句型
a/the Belgian
[number] + Belgians
用法筆記
Like all nationality nouns, 'Belgian' is capitalised. The plural form is 'Belgians'. Note that 'Belgian' ends with -ian, unlike some other nationality words (e.g. 'Japanese' has the same form for adjective and noun).