slovene

IPA/ˈsləʊ.viːn/
KK[slˌovˈin]IPA/ˈsloʊ.viːn/

slovene — noun

  • slovenesingular
  • slovenesplural

1. a person who comes from Slovenia, a country in central Europe

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person who comes from Slovenia, a country in central Europe

例句

Ana moved to Ljubljana and works as a guide for Slovene tourists.

collocation: Slovene + noun (tourists, visitors)

The conference brought together Slovenes from around the world to discuss trade.

plural form: Slovenes

同義詞
  • Slovenian

    more common in everyday and formal English; interchangeable, though Slovene is preferred in linguistic studies

用法筆記

Both Slovene and Slovenian are used; Slovenian is more frequent in modern formal writing but Slovene is common in linguistic contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The Slovenian man is from Croatia.
✅The Slovene man is from Slovenia.
💡a Slovene is specifically a person from Slovenia, not from neighbouring countries.

2. the South Slavic language that is the official language of Slovenia

2.名詞B1
釋義

the South Slavic language that is the official language of Slovenia

例句

Wei has studied Slovene for two years and now reads newspapers without a dictionary.

pattern: study + Slovene

The menu was in Slovene, so Fatima asked the waiter for an English version.

pattern: in Slovene

同義詞
  • Slovenian

    equally correct; Slovene is more common in academic linguistics contexts

文法句型

speak / learn / study + Slovene

in Slovene

用法筆記

When referring to the language, Slovene is often paired with the definite article as 'the Slovene language', though 'Slovene' alone (uncountable) is perfectly natural.

常見錯誤

❌I am studying Slovenian language.
✅I am studying Slovene.' or 'I am studying the Slovene language.
💡'Slovene' by itself already refers to the language; adding 'language' requires the article 'the'.

slovene — adjective