cyprus

IPA/ˈsaɪ.prəs/
KK[sˈaɪprəs]IPA/ˈsaɪ.prəs/

cyprus — noun

1. a country that occupies an island in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea,

1.名詞A2
釋義

a country that occupies an island in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, known for its sunny weather and long history

例句

Rachel is planning a trip to Cyprus next summer with her family.

planning a trip to + [country]

Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 2004.

member of the European Union

文法句型

Cyprus + verb (singular)

in/from/to + Cyprus

用法筆記

Use 'in Cyprus' for location, 'to Cyprus' for direction, and 'from Cyprus' for origin. No article (the) is needed when referring to the country by name, though 'the Republic of Cyprus' is used in formal contexts. The political division of Cyprus since 1974 (a Greek Cypriot south and a Turkish Cypriot north) is a contextual facet of the same country — it does not create a separate meaning of the word. In news and academic contexts, set phrases such as 'the Cyprus problem' or 'the Cyprus dispute' are common.

常見錯誤

❌I went to the Cyprus last year.
✅I went to Cyprus last year.
💡country names generally do not take the article 'the'.

2. the large island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey, on which the

2.名詞B1
釋義

the large island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey, on which the country of Cyprus is located

例句

From the plane window, Mariam could see the island of Cyprus stretching out below her.

see the island of Cyprus stretching out below

The coastline of the island of Cyprus stretches for over seven hundred kilometres.

coastline of the island of Cyprus stretches

文法句型

the island of Cyprus

the + [adjective] + island of Cyprus