berber
berber — 名詞
- berbersingular
- berbersplural
1. a person who belongs to one of the ethnic groups that have lived in North Africa
柏柏人
北非原住民族群的一員
a person who belongs to one of the ethnic groups that have lived in North Africa, especially in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, for thousands of years, before the arrival of Arabs in the region.
Kofi met a group of Berber traders while traveling through the ancient markets of Marrakech.
Kofi 在馬拉喀什的古老市集旅行時，遇到了一群柏柏商人。
a group of Berber traders
Sofia learned that her grandfather was a Berber who moved from the Atlas Mountains to France in the 1960s.
Sofia 得知她的祖父是柏柏人，在 1960 年代從亞特拉斯山脈遷移到法國。
was a Berber
Many Berbers today live in modern cities across Algeria while keeping their traditional customs alive.
現今許多柏柏人住在阿爾及利亞的現代城市中，同時保留著他們的傳統習俗。
The Berbers have maintained their own language and cultural practices for more than four thousand years.
柏柏人已經維持自己的語言和文化習俗超過四千年。
- Amazigh
the preferred self-designation in Tamazight, meaning 'free person'; used to avoid the externally imposed label 'Berber'
- Imazighen
the plural form of Amazigh; refers collectively to the ethnic group
- Tuareg
a specific subgroup of Berber peoples who traditionally live in the Sahara desert
- Kabyle
a Berber subgroup native to the Kabylia region of northern Algeria
文法句型
a Berber
the Berbers (plural)
用法筆記
Many members of these groups now prefer the term Amazigh (singular) or Imazighen (plural), which means 'free people' in the Berber language Tamazight.
常見錯誤
2. a group of related languages spoken by Berber peoples across North Africa, inclu
柏柏語
柏柏族群使用的語言
a group of related languages spoken by Berber peoples across North Africa, including Tamazight, Tachelhit, Tarifit, and Kabyle; or any one of these languages.
Deepa learned a few words of Berber during her trip to the village of Imlil in the Atlas Mountains.
Deepa 在造訪亞特拉斯山脈的 Imlil 村莊時，學了幾句柏柏語。
words of Berber
Lucas is studying Tamazight, one of the most widely spoken Berber languages, at the university in Rabat.
Lucas 在拉巴特的大學學習塔馬齊格特語，這是使用最廣泛的柏柏語言之一。
Berber languages
The radio station in Agadir broadcasts the evening news in both Arabic and Berber.
阿加迪爾的廣播電台以阿拉伯語和柏柏語播報晚間新聞。
Tachelhit and Tarifit are two major Berber languages spoken in different parts of Morocco.
Tachelhit 語和 Tarifit 語是摩洛哥不同地區使用的兩種主要柏柏語言。
- Tamazight
the most widely used self-name for the language family; also specifically refers to the Central Atlas variety spoken in Morocco
- Tachelhit
a Berber language spoken in southern Morocco, also called Tashelhit or Shilha
- Tarifit
a Berber language spoken in the Rif region of northern Morocco
- Kabyle
a Berber language spoken by the Kabyle people in northern Algeria
文法句型
Berber (uncountable)
a Berber language (countable)
用法筆記
As an uncountable noun, 'Berber' refers to the entire language family. To name a specific variety, use a countable construction: 'a Berber language' or the language's own name (e.g. Tamazight, Tachelhit).
常見錯誤
berber — 形容詞
- berberpositive
- berberercomparative
- berberestsuperlative
1. relating to the Berber people, their culture, traditions, or the languages they
柏柏的
與柏柏人或其文化有關的
relating to the Berber people, their culture, traditions, or the languages they speak — used before a noun to describe something that comes from or belongs to the Berber ethnic group.
The museum in Fes displayed a collection of colourful Berber carpets from the High Atlas villages.
非斯博物館展示了來自高亞特拉斯村莊的一系列色彩繽紛的柏柏地毯。
Berber carpets
Chen bought a handcrafted Berber bracelet at the market in Marrakech as a souvenir for her mother.
Chen 在馬拉喀什的市集買了一條手工製作的柏柏手鍊，要送給她的母親當紀念品。
Berber bracelet
Berber music often features drums and a string instrument called the lotar or gimbri.
柏柏音樂常使用鼓和一種名為 lotar 或 gimbri 的弦樂器。
The tour guide explained the ancient symbols painted on the old Berber pottery found in the cave.
導遊解釋了洞穴中發現的古老柏柏陶器上所繪的古老符號。
文法句型
Berber + noun
用法筆記
The adjective form is used only before a noun (attributive position). You cannot say 'This carpet is Berber' — instead use 'This is a Berber carpet' or 'This carpet is from the Berber tradition.'