asia
asia — 名詞
1. the world's largest continent, containing countries such as China, India, Japan,
亞洲
位於歐洲東方的廣大洲名
the world's largest continent, containing countries such as China, India, Japan, and Thailand, and stretching east from Europe to the Pacific.
Elena grew up in Singapore and now researches modern art across Asia.
Elena 在新加坡長大，現在研究亞洲各地的現代藝術。
pattern: across Asia
Many companies in Asia closed early for the Lunar New Year holiday.
亞洲許多公司在農曆新年假期前提早休業。
business and holiday context
Our class compared family traditions in Asia with those in Europe.
我們班比較了亞洲與歐洲的家庭傳統。
Rohan traced Asia on the classroom map with a blue pencil.
Rohan 用藍色鉛筆在教室地圖上描出亞洲的輪廓。
Amani hopes to travel across Asia by train after university.
Amani 希望大學畢業後搭火車走遍亞洲。
- the Asian continent
a longer descriptive phrase that stresses the landmass itself
- the continent of Asia
a formal textbook-style phrase used in geography writing
文法句型
in Asia
across Asia
from Asia
用法筆記
Use 'Asia' without 'the' in normal English. Nearby words such as 'trade', 'history', 'travel', and country names often show whether the speaker means the continent as a whole or one part of it, such as East Asia or South Asia.