ashanti

ashanti — 名詞

1. a person belonging to an ethnic group based in the south of Ghana

1.名詞
釋義

阿散蒂人

迦納南部阿散蒂族的一員

a person belonging to an ethnic group based in the south of Ghana

例句

Minh met an Ashanti artist at the cultural fair in Accra.

Minh 在阿克拉的文化市集中認識了一位阿散蒂藝術家。

an + Ashanti for one person

The guide explained how many Ashantis once traded gold across the region.

導覽員解釋,過去許多阿散蒂人曾在這一帶進行黃金貿易。

plural form: Ashantis

常見搭配
  • an Ashanti artist
  • Ashanti family
  • Ashanti community
同義詞
  • Ashanti person

    more explicit wording when you want to stress the individual

文法句型

an Ashanti

Ashantis

用法筆記

Usually capitalized because it names a people. Distinguish this sense from sense 2, which names the language spoken by that group.

常見錯誤

She is Ashanti language speaker.
She is an Ashanti speaker.
Use 'Ashanti' as a countable noun when you mean a person.
I met a ashanti woman yesterday.
I met an Ashanti woman yesterday.
Capitalize the name of the people.

2. a variety of Akan traditionally used by the Ashanti community

2.名詞
釋義

阿散蒂語

阿散蒂人使用的阿坎語方言

a variety of Akan traditionally used by the Ashanti community

例句

Hao is learning Ashanti to speak with the host family.

Hao 正在學阿散蒂語,好跟寄宿家庭交談。

learn/speak + Ashanti

The welcome sign at the clinic was written in Ashanti and English.

診所門口的歡迎牌是用阿散蒂語和英語寫的。

in + Ashanti

常見搭配
  • speak Ashanti
  • learn Ashanti
  • in Ashanti
  • Ashanti translation

文法句型

speak Ashanti

in Ashanti

Ashanti translation

用法筆記

Used like other language names, usually without an article: speakers say 'speak Ashanti' and 'in Ashanti'. Distinguish from sense 1, which refers to a person.

常見錯誤

She speaks the Ashanti.
She speaks Ashanti.
Language names normally do not take 'the'.
The leaflet was translated to Ashanti.
The leaflet was translated into Ashanti.
Use 'into' with the target language.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • Ashanti artist
  • Ashanti teacher
  • Ashanti translation

常用片語

  • speak Ashanti
  • learn Ashanti

介系詞搭配

  • in Ashanti