vltava

IPA/vˌiːˈɛltˈɑːvə/
IPA/vˌiːˈɛltˈɑːvə/

vltava — noun

1. A major river in the Czech Republic that rises in the Bohemian Forest and flows

1.名詞
釋義

A major river in the Czech Republic that rises in the Bohemian Forest and flows north through Prague before joining the Elbe River; at about 434 kilometres (270 miles) it is the longest river in the country and is often called the national river of the Czech Republic.

例句

The Vltava flows through the heart of Prague, passing under the famous Charles Bridge.

article 'the' with river name

Petr cycled along the Vltava from Český Krumlov to Prague last summer.

collocation: along + [river] + place names

文法句型

the Vltava

Vltava River

用法筆記

The Vltava is considered a national symbol of the Czech Republic. It was made internationally famous by Bedřich Smetana's orchestral piece "Vltava" (the second movement of Má vlast), which musically depicts the river's course from its source to its confluence with the Elbe. In German, the river is called 'die Moldau'. When referring to the river as a geographical feature, use the definite article: 'the Vltava'.

常見錯誤

Vltava is a river in Czech Republic.
The Vltava is a river in the Czech Republic.
💡river names in English almost always take the definite article 'the'.