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。
Australian + institution noun
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。
- Australian accent
- Australian wine
- Australian Open
- Australian dollar
- Australian wildlife
- 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。
as an Australian, ... (introducing identity)
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。
- a young Australian
- fellow Australians
- native Australian
- white Australian
- 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.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- Australian citizen
- Australian dollar
- Australian government
- Australian outback
- Australian Open
副詞搭配
- typically Australian
- distinctly Australian
- uniquely Australian
常用片語
- born and raised Australian
- proud to be Australian
- the Australian way of life
介系詞搭配
- Australian of [origin]
- Australian by birth
- Australian from [city]