ata
ata — 名詞
1. an Indigenous people from the Philippine island of Mindanao, especially the area
阿塔族
民答那峨阿波山附近族群
an Indigenous people from the Philippine island of Mindanao, especially the area around Mount Apo
The museum map shows where the Ata have lived near Mount Apo.
博物館地圖顯示阿塔族長久居住在阿波山附近。
the Ata as a people living near Mount Apo
Kemi borrowed a book about Ata farming villages in central Mindanao.
Kemi 借了一本介紹民答那峨中部阿塔族農村的書。
collocation: Ata farming villages
The documentary follows Ata families gathering fruit on a forest path.
這部紀錄片拍到阿塔族家庭在森林小路上採果。
At school, Leo learned that the Ata are one Indigenous group in Mindanao.
Leo 在學校得知阿塔族是民答那峨的一個原住民族群。
A park guide explained how some Ata communities live near Mount Apo.
一位公園導覽員說明有些阿塔族社群住在阿波山附近。
文法句型
the Ata + plural verb
Ata communities
Ata families
用法筆記
This sense names the community as a whole, so it often appears with the and with plural verbs. Use sense 2 when you mean one person from that community.
常見錯誤
2. a person who belongs to the Ata community
阿塔人
阿塔族的一名成員
a person who belongs to the Ata community
Gabriel interviewed an Ata elder beside the church steps after lunch.
Gabriel 午餐後在教堂台階旁訪問了一位阿塔人長者。
article pattern: an Ata elder
Ayesha bought a woven basket from an Ata woman at the fair.
Ayesha 在市集上向一位阿塔人婦女買了一個編織籃。
collocation: an Ata woman
The article quotes an Ata farmer speaking about the long dry season.
那篇報導引用了一位阿塔人農夫談論漫長旱季的話。
Christopher met an Ata guide before the climb up Mount Apo.
Christopher 在登阿波山前見到一位阿塔人嚮導。
Nadia thanked an Ata teacher for helping with the class display.
Nadia 感謝一位阿塔人老師幫忙完成班級展示。
文法句型
an Ata + noun
Ata elder
Ata guide
用法筆記
This sense is countable when you mean one individual, so English normally needs an article or number before it, such as an Ata guide or two Ata teachers.
常見錯誤
3. the language traditionally spoken by the Ata community
阿塔語
阿塔族使用的語言
the language traditionally spoken by the Ata community
Linh wrote the greeting in Ata on the poster board.
Linh 把那句問候語用阿塔語寫在海報板上。
pattern: in Ata
The lesson plays a short Ata song before the children sing.
這堂課先播放一首阿塔語短歌，再讓孩子們跟唱。
collocation: Ata song
Defne asked how to say mountain in Ata during the visit.
Defne 在參訪時詢問山這個字用阿塔語怎麼說。
A radio host translated the weather warning from Ata into Cebuano.
一位電台主持人把天氣警報從阿塔語譯成宿霧語。
The dictionary lists plant names in Ata and English side by side.
這本詞典把植物名稱用阿塔語和英文並排列出。
文法句型
speak/learn Ata
in Ata
translate from Ata
用法筆記
This sense appears in speaking, writing, and translation contexts. Use sense 1 or 2 when you are talking about the people rather than the language itself.