Africa

IPA/ˈafɹɪkə/
KK[ˈæfrəkɑ]IPA/ˈæfrəkɑː/

Africa — 名詞

1. the world's second-largest landmass, lying directly below Europe and joined to A

1.名詞A2
釋義

非洲

世界第二大洲，位於歐洲南方

the world's second-largest landmass, lying directly below Europe and joined to Asia at the Sinai Peninsula; it includes 54 countries such as Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea in the north, the Atlantic Ocean in the west, and the Indian Ocean in the east.

例句

Tariq saved money for two years to go on a wildlife safari in Africa.

瑪雅存了兩年的錢，就為了去非洲參加野生動物之旅。

preposition pattern: in Africa

The Sahara Desert covers a huge part of northern Africa.

撒哈拉沙漠覆蓋了非洲北部很大一片區域。

regional reference: northern / southern / west Africa

文法句型

in Africa

across Africa

from Africa

用法筆記

Always capitalised and used without 'the' (say 'in Africa', not 'in the Africa'). Distinguish from 'African' (the adjective: African elephants, African music) and 'Africans' (the people).

常見錯誤

❌I want to visit the Africa next year.
✅I want to visit Africa next year.
💡continent names take no article in English.
❌She is from Africa country called Ghana.
✅She is from an African country called Ghana.
💡use the adjective 'African' before another noun.
❌africa is very large.
✅Africa is very large.
💡proper nouns must be capitalised.