Hungarian
Hungarian — adjective
1. 與匈牙利、該國人民或其語言有關的；來自匈牙利的
與匈牙利、該國人民或其語言有關的；來自匈牙利的
Christopher ordered Hungarian goulash at the restaurant near the bridge.
Hungarian + food noun
Wei's essay on Hungarian history won first prize at the school competition.
Hungarian + abstract noun (history)
The Hungarian embassy organised a cultural festival in Taipei last year.
Lien learned several traditional Hungarian dances during her trip to Budapest.
- Magyar
the Hungarian-language name for the people and language; very formal in English and rarely used outside historical or linguistic contexts
文法句型
Hungarian + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used attributively (directly before a noun). Common collocations include names of food (goulash, paprika, pastry), cultural items (music, dance, literature, folk art), and institutions (government, embassy, parliament).
常見錯誤
Hungarian — noun
1. 來自匈牙利的人；匈牙利國民
來自匈牙利的人；匈牙利國民
A Hungarian named Marta showed us around the Parliament building.
countable: a Hungarian
Tunde met two friendly Hungarians at the language exchange event.
plural: two Hungarians
The conference brought together Hungarians, Poles, and Czechs to discuss regional cooperation.
Baraka's neighbour is a Hungarian who moved to Taipei ten years ago.
- Magyar
the endonym for the Hungarian people; used in English mostly in historical or ethnographic writing
文法句型
a Hungarian
the Hungarians
two Hungarians
用法筆記
Countable noun. The plural form 'Hungarians' refers to the people of Hungary collectively. When used as a demonym, 'the Hungarians' can also mean the entire nation. Note that 'Hungarian' is also an adjective with the same spelling — 'a Hungarian artist' uses the adjective, while 'a Hungarian' uses the noun.
常見錯誤
2. 匈牙利的主要語言，屬於烏戈爾語系，與芬蘭語和愛沙尼亞語有關聯
匈牙利的主要語言，屬於烏戈爾語系，與芬蘭語和愛沙尼亞語有關聯
Anjali has been learning Hungarian for a year and can now hold a simple conversation.
learn / study + Hungarian
Mert finds Hungarian much harder to learn than Spanish because of its grammar.
Sumin can read Hungarian quite well, but she struggles with the pronunciation.
Erik translated the document from Hungarian into English for his manager.
- Magyar
the Hungarian name for the language; occasionally used in English linguistic writing
文法句型
speak Hungarian
learn Hungarian
in Hungarian
Hungarian is …
用法筆記
Uncountable noun; never used with an article when referring to the language in general ('Hungarian is difficult', not 'the Hungarian is difficult'). The definite article is used only when specifying a particular variety: 'the Hungarian spoken in Transylvania.'