ae
ae — 形容詞
- aepositive
- aeercomparative
- aeestsuperlative
1. a Scottish word that means 'one', used before a noun to talk about a single pers
一個
蘇格蘭用語，表示單一
a Scottish word that means 'one', used before a noun to talk about a single person or thing
Kofi said he would be back in ae minute after finishing his coffee.
Kofi 說他喝完咖啡後，一分鐘就回來。
ae + [time noun]; predeterminer use
There was ae small shop on the corner that sold fresh bread and milk.
街角有一間小商店，賣新鮮的麵包和牛奶。
Lisa bought ae loaf of bread and a carton of eggs from the market.
Lisa 在市場買了一條麵包和一盒雞蛋。
The old fisherman caught ae big salmon and threw it in his basket.
老漁夫釣到一條大鮭魚，扔進了他的籃子裡。
文法句型
ae + [noun]
用法筆記
This sense appears mainly in Scottish dialects and older literary works from Scotland. It corresponds to the English determiner 'one' or 'a/an'.
常見錯誤
2. a Scottish word meaning old, aged, or having lived or existed for a long time
年老的
蘇格蘭用語，表示年老
a Scottish word meaning old, aged, or having lived or existed for a long time
The ae cat spent every afternoon sleeping by the warm fireplace.
那隻老貓每天下午都在溫暖的壁爐旁睡覺。
ae as attributive adjective for aged people/animals
Jiwoo's ae tractor still worked after forty years of farming the fields.
Jiwoo 的老曳引機開了四十年還能用。
The villagers gathered at the ae inn that had served travelers since 1750.
村民們聚集在那間老客棧，它從 1750 年就開始接待旅客。
Isabela kept her ae sewing machine even after buying a new electric one.
Isabela 買了新縫紉機之後仍保留著她那臺舊的。
文法句型
ae + [noun]
[be] + ae
用法筆記
This sense is a Scots variant of 'auld' (old). It is most commonly used attributively (before the noun). In modern Scottish writing, 'auld' is more frequent; 'ae' in this sense appears in traditional and literary contexts.
常見錯誤
ae — 縮寫
1. a written abbreviation for 'American English', used in dictionaries, textbooks,
美式英語
美式英語的縮寫
a written abbreviation for 'American English', used in dictionaries, textbooks, and language studies to label words or spellings that are typical of the United States
The label 'AE' in the dictionary tells you the word is commonly used in the United States.
字典中的「AE」標籤表示這個字主要在美國使用。
AE as dictionary label for US usage
Our textbook marks vocabulary differences between AE and BE with small coloured flags.
我們的課本用小色標標示美式英語和英式英語的詞彙差異。
In linguistic journals the abbreviation AE stands for American English.
在語言學期刊中，縮寫 AE 代表 American English。
When learning spelling it helps to check whether a word follows AE or BE rules.
學習拼字時，確認某個字是遵循美式還是英式規則會有幫助。
- US English
an alternative label for the same variety; slightly less formal
- American
shorter, but can be ambiguous when referring to the language
- BE
British English, the standard counterpart to American English
用法筆記
Typically written in capital letters (AE). Standard paired abbreviations are AE (American English) and BE (British English), widely used in comparative linguistics and English-language teaching materials.