australia
australia — 名詞
1. An independent country in the southwestern Pacific, taking up an entire continen
澳洲
南太平洋的大型國家，首都坎培拉
An independent country in the southwestern Pacific, taking up an entire continent together with the nearby island of Tasmania. Its capital is Canberra, and about 26 million people live there, most of them along the eastern and southern coasts. English is the main language, and the country is a member of the Commonwealth.
Élise spent a year studying at a university in Australia after she finished high school.
Élise 高中畢業後在澳洲的一所大學念了一年書。
collocation: study in Australia (education context)
Defne flew from Istanbul to Australia to visit her brother in Sydney.
Defne 從伊斯坦堡飛到澳洲，去探望她在雪梨的哥哥。
proper noun: a destination you travel to
Australia and New Zealand often play each other in cricket and rugby matches.
澳洲和紐西蘭經常在板球和橄欖球比賽中對戰。
Ilan moved to Australia from Argentina last year for a job in the mining industry.
Ilan 去年從阿根廷搬到澳洲，到當地的礦業公司工作。
Many sheep farms in Australia send wool to factories in China and Italy.
澳洲許多牧羊場把羊毛運往中國和義大利的工廠。
- the Commonwealth of Australia
the country's full official name; used in formal or legal writing
用法筆記
Refers to the country as a political unit. Distinguish from sense 2, which names the continent as a geographic feature. In everyday speech the country meaning is far more common, and listeners will assume this sense unless the topic is geography.
常見錯誤
2. The smallest of the world's seven continents, lying south of Asia and entirely b
澳洲大陸
亞洲以南、世界最小的洲
The smallest of the world's seven continents, lying south of Asia and entirely below the Equator in the southern half of the world. It covers about 7.7 million square kilometres and is the only continent made up of a single country. Its centre is mostly dry desert, while the coasts are wetter and home to most of its plants and animals.
Justin learned in school that Australia is the smallest of the seven continents.
Justin 在學校學到澳洲大陸是七大洲中面積最小的。
subject in main clause; geography lesson
Many unusual animals such as kangaroos and koalas live only on the continent of Australia.
袋鼠和無尾熊等許多特殊動物只生活在澳洲大陸上。
collocation: the continent of Australia
Wren read that the middle of Australia is one of the driest places on Earth.
Wren 讀到澳洲大陸中部是地球上最乾燥的地區之一。
Australia broke away from a much larger landmass about fifty million years ago.
澳洲大陸大約在五千萬年前從一塊更大的陸地分裂出來。
- the Australian continent
longer descriptive form; preferred when the geographic meaning must be clear
用法筆記
Refers to the continent as a physical landmass. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the country. The continent sense is most often used in geography, biology, or earth-science contexts, often paired with words like 'continent', 'landmass', or 'tectonic plate'.