spaniard

IPA/ˈspænjəd/
KK[spˈænjɚd]IPA/ˈspænjərd/

spaniard — noun

1. someone who comes from Spain or has Spanish nationality

1.名詞B1
釋義

someone who comes from Spain or has Spanish nationality

例句

A young Spaniard showed us the safest path through the old town.

countable noun: a Spaniard

At dinner, Lucia sat beside a Spaniard who worked on the ferry.

同義詞
  • Spanish person

    neutral everyday phrase that is slightly less compact than Spaniard

  • Spanish national

    more official, often used in news or legal contexts

  • citizen of Spain

    formal descriptive phrase that stresses nationality rather than identity

文法句型

a Spaniard

two Spaniards

用法筆記

Names one individual from Spain. Use Spanish as the adjective ('a Spanish painter', 'She is Spanish'), and use the Spanish with a plural verb when you mean the people of Spain as a group.

常見錯誤

❌She met a Spanish on the train.
✅She met a Spaniard on the train.
💡'Spanish' alone is not the usual count noun for one person from Spain.
❌He is Spaniard.
✅He is a Spaniard.
💡As a singular count noun, 'Spaniard' normally needs an article.
❌The Spaniard are waiting outside.
✅The Spaniard is waiting outside.
💡With one person, 'Spaniard' takes a singular verb.