netherlanders

IPA/nˈɛðələndəz/
IPA/nˈɛðɚləndɚz/

netherlanders — noun

1. people who come from the Netherlands or live there

1.名詞C1
釋義

people who come from the Netherlands or live there

例句

Many Netherlanders cycle to work even in cold winter rain.

Netherlanders + plural verb

At the market in Delft, the Netherlanders chatted beside flower stalls.

the Netherlanders as a group

同義詞
  • Dutch people

    the plain everyday phrase for people from the Netherlands

  • the Dutch

    much more common collective term when speaking about the group as a whole

文法句型

the Netherlanders

many Netherlanders

Netherlanders abroad

用法筆記

Rare and rather formal in present-day English. Everyday writing more often says the Dutch or Dutch people instead. Use Netherlander for one person.

常見錯誤

❌She married a netherlanders from Utrecht.
✅She married a Netherlander from Utrecht.
💡the plural form cannot refer to one person, and the nationality noun is capitalized.
❌The netherlanders are famous for cycling.
✅The Netherlanders are famous for cycling.
💡this nationality noun is normally capitalized in English.