Benin
Benin — 名詞
1. a small republic on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Togo to the west, Nige
貝南
西非沿海一個小型共和國的國名
a small republic on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south; its largest city is Cotonou and its official capital is Porto-Novo.
Uri spent two months teaching English at a primary school in northern Benin.
Uri 在貝南北部一所小學教了兩個月的英文。
preposition 'in' + country name (no article)
Benin lies between Togo and Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea.
貝南位於多哥與奈及利亞之間，瀕臨幾內亞灣。
Benin as subject of a geographical statement
Dr. Adeyemi grew up speaking Fon at home and learned French at a village school in Benin.
Dr. Adeyemi 從小在家裡說豐語，後來在貝南一所鄉村學校學會了法文。
'in Benin' anchored to a named individual's setting
Dilnoza flew from Paris to Cotonou, the largest city in Benin, for a music festival.
Dilnoza 從巴黎搭機飛到貝南最大城市古多努參加一場音樂節。
city + country apposition
Cotton farmers in southern Benin sell most of their crop to nearby Nigeria.
貝南南部的棉花農把大部分收成賣給鄰國奈及利亞。
regional 'southern/northern Benin'
- in Benin
- northern Benin
- southern Benin
- the people of Benin
- from Benin
- the coast of Benin
- Republic of Benin
the full official name, used in formal or political contexts
- Dahomey
the country's former name, used until 1975
文法句型
used without 'the' as a country name
用法筆記
Used without an article: say 'Benin', 'in Benin', 'from Benin' — never 'the Benin'. Distinguish from the historical 'Kingdom of Benin', which was located in present-day Nigeria, not in the modern country.
常見錯誤
同根字
- Beninese形容詞
- Beninese名詞