egyptian
egyptian — adjective
- egyptianpositive
- more egyptiancomparative
- most egyptiansuperlative
1. connected with the North African country called Egypt, or with the people who li
connected with the North African country called Egypt, or with the people who live there.
Asher brought back beautiful Egyptian cotton towels from his holiday in Cairo.
collocation: Egyptian cotton
The museum is hosting an exhibition of ancient Egyptian art next spring.
collocation: ancient Egyptian / Egyptian art
Henrik learned to cook Egyptian dishes like koshari from his neighbour in Cairo.
Isabela bought a small Egyptian statue made of stone at the market.
The desert tour showed travellers the stunning Egyptian landscape around Luxor.
文法句型
Egyptian + noun
用法筆記
Commonly placed before a noun to describe where something comes from (Egyptian food, Egyptian music). The same word form is also used as a noun to refer to a person from Egypt — see the noun entry below.
常見錯誤
egyptian — noun
- egyptiansingular
- egyptiansplural
1. a person who was born in Egypt or who has Egyptian nationality by law.
a person who was born in Egypt or who has Egyptian nationality by law.
Tendai met an Egyptian on the train who told him stories about the Nile River.
indefinite article: an Egyptian
The Chicago restaurant is run by a friendly Egyptian who moved there ten years ago.
Many Egyptians work in tourism around the Red Sea coast during the winter months.
Aylin asked the Egyptian beside her about the best places to visit in Cairo.
Reuben's grandfather was an Egyptian who came to Brazil as a young man in 1950.
文法句型
a/an + Egyptian
the Egyptians (plural — the people of Egypt as a group)
用法筆記
Use Egyptian (not Egypt) when talking about a person from that country. For the language spoken in ancient Egypt, the term is ancient Egyptian rather than just Egyptian, which can be confusing.