Australian
Australian — 形容詞
1. coming from, made in, or having a link with the country of Australia, including
澳洲的
與澳洲這個國家有關的
coming from, made in, or having a link with the country of Australia, including its land, people, food, and culture.
Mei tried her first Australian meat pie at a bakery in Melbourne.
美在墨爾本一家麵包店第一次嘗到澳洲肉派。
modifies a concrete noun: Australian + [food/object]
The Australian flag has a blue background with white stars and a Union Jack.
澳洲國旗的底色是藍色，上面有白色星星和一面英國國旗圖案。
Australian + national symbol
Saoirse married an Australian woman he met at a coffee shop in Sydney.
卡洛斯娶了一位他在雪梨咖啡店認識的澳洲女子。
My grandfather served in the Australian army during the Second World War.
我祖父在第二次世界大戰期間於澳洲陸軍服役。
Vesna loves the Australian habit of saying "g'day" instead of "hello".
莉娜很喜歡澳洲人用「g'day」取代「hello」打招呼的習慣。
- Aussie
informal short form, common in speech and casual writing
- Antipodean
literary or humorous; covers Australia and New Zealand together
用法筆記
Always written with a capital A because it comes from a country name. Often used before a noun (Australian wine, Australian accent) and rarely placed after a linking verb on its own.
常見錯誤
Australian — 名詞
1. someone whose home country is Australia, either by birth or because they have be
澳洲人
出生於澳洲或具澳洲國籍的人
someone whose home country is Australia, either by birth or because they have become a citizen there.
Three Australians won medals at the swimming finals in Tokyo.
三位澳洲人在東京游泳決賽中拿下獎牌。
plural countable noun: Australians
Pedro shared a hostel room with two Australians during his trip across Europe.
佩德羅在歐洲旅行時，和兩位澳洲人共住一間青年旅館房間。
As an Australian, Hannah grew up watching cricket every summer with her dad.
身為澳洲人，漢娜從小每年夏天都和爸爸一起看板球比賽。
The hotel manager was a friendly Australian called Bruce from a small town near Perth.
飯店經理是一位友善的澳洲人，名叫布魯斯，來自伯斯附近的小鎮。
- Aussie
informal; very common in everyday Australian speech
用法筆記
Always written with a capital A. Takes the same number rules as other count nouns: singular an Australian, plural Australians. Use the article 'an' (not 'a') because the word starts with a vowel sound.