alton

IPA/ˈaltən/
KK[ˈɔltən]IPA/ˈɔːltən/

alton — 名詞

1. a city in southwest Illinois beside the Mississippi River

1.名詞
釋義

奧爾頓

伊利諾州西南部城市

a city in southwest Illinois beside the Mississippi River

例句

Diego drove to Alton to meet his uncle by the river.

Diego 開車去奧爾頓，在河邊和叔叔碰面。

destination: drive to + Alton

Alton lies on the Mississippi River in southwestern Illinois.

奧爾頓位於美國伊利諾州西南部的密西西比河畔。

geography: on the Mississippi River

文法句型

used as the name of a city

live in Alton

drive to Alton

Alton, Illinois

用法筆記

Used as a proper place name, usually after prepositions such as 'in', 'to', and 'from'. Writers often add 'Illinois' when they need to distinguish this city from other places named Alton.

常見錯誤

❌I stayed in the Alton for one night.
✅I stayed in Alton for one night.
💡city names normally do not take 'the'.
❌alton is on the Mississippi River.
✅Alton is on the Mississippi River.
💡place names must start with a capital letter.