basel
basel — 名詞
1. The third-largest city in Switzerland, located in the northwest of the country o
巴塞爾
瑞士西北部的城市，第三大城
The third-largest city in Switzerland, located in the northwest of the country on the Rhine River. It is a major centre for culture, education, and the pharmaceutical industry, and it shares borders with both France and Germany.
The Watanabe family moved to Basel when Mr. Watanabe got a job at a pharmaceutical company.
渡邊一家人搬到巴塞爾，因為渡邊先生在當地一家藥廠找到工作。
proper noun with no article: 'to Basel'
Dr. Okafor visited Basel last summer and took a boat trip along the Rhine River.
Okafor 醫生去年夏天造訪巴塞爾，還沿著萊茵河搭船遊覽。
The train from Zürich to Basel takes less than two hours.
從蘇黎世到巴塞爾的火車車程不到兩個小時。
Sakura studied art history at the university in Basel for one semester.
Sakura 在巴塞爾的大學讀了一學期的藝術史。
Many international organisations hold their annual meetings in Basel.
許多國際組織都在巴塞爾舉行年度會議。
文法句型
used as a proper noun; does not take an article
用法筆記
As a city name, Basel normally appears without 'the': 'She lives in Basel', not 'the Basel'. The phrase 'the city of Basel' is used in formal writing.
常見錯誤
2. A former administrative region in northwestern Switzerland that was divided into
巴塞爾州
瑞士西北部舊行政區
A former administrative region in northwestern Switzerland that was divided into two half-cantons in 1833: Basel-Stadt (the city area) and Basel-Landschaft (the surrounding countryside).
The former canton of Basel was split into two half-cantons after a political dispute in 1833.
舊巴塞爾州在 1833 年的一場政治爭議後分裂成兩個半州。
historical reference: 'the former canton of Basel'
Before the division, the canton of Basel covered a much larger area on both sides of the Rhine River.
在分裂之前，巴塞爾州的轄區涵蓋萊茵河兩岸的大片土地。
Historians study the records of the canton of Basel to understand the political conflicts of the early nineteenth century.
歷史學家研究巴塞爾州的檔案，以了解十九世紀初期的政治衝突。
文法句型
used as a proper noun
用法筆記
This sense is mainly used in historical or administrative contexts. In modern Swiss politics, the two successor half-cantons (Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft) are referred to separately. The phrase 'the canton of Basel' always signals a historical reference.