Cardiff
Cardiff — 名詞
1. Wales' capital city, in the southern part of the UK beside the Bristol Channel.
卡地夫
威爾斯首都城市
Wales' capital city, in the southern part of the UK beside the Bristol Channel. It also has principal-area status, with an elected council that runs local public services.
Cardiff is the capital of Wales, where the Welsh Parliament meets.
卡地夫是威爾斯首都，威爾斯議會在這裡開會。
proper noun: used without 'the'
Ravindra took the early train from London to Cardiff for the Six Nations match.
Ravindra 搭早班火車從倫敦到卡地夫觀看六國錦標賽。
place name: Principality Stadium is Cardiff's national rugby venue
Cardiff Castle sits in the city centre and draws visitors from around the world.
卡地夫城堡位於市中心，每年吸引來自世界各地的遊客。
Jisoo visited Cardiff University's campus in Cathays Park before applying to study architecture there.
Jisoo 在申請就讀卡地夫大學建築系之前，先參觀了該校位於卡地夫公園的校園。
The Cardiff City football team, the Bluebirds, plays home matches beside the River Taff.
卡地夫城足球隊（綽號藍鳥）的主場比賽在塔夫河畔舉行。
用法筆記
Cardiff is a proper noun and is typically used without the definite article 'the', except in descriptive phrases such as 'the city of Cardiff' or 'the Cardiff area'.
2. one of the principal areas of Wales, covering about 140 square kilometres in the
行政區
威爾斯南部的地方自治區
one of the principal areas of Wales, covering about 140 square kilometres in the south of the country, with its own elected council responsible for local services.
Council tax in the Cardiff principal area funds rubbish collection and school maintenance.
卡地夫行政區的房屋稅用於支付垃圾收集和學校維修。
used to refer to the local government entity, not the urban area; collocation: Cardiff principal area
Voters in the Cardiff area choose local councillors every five years at polling stations.
卡地夫地區的選民每五年在投票站選出地方議員。
Residents check the Cardiff Council website for their recycling collection schedule.
居民查詢卡地夫市議會網站了解回收垃圾的收集時間。
The Jabari family needed Cardiff Council permission to add a bedroom.
Jabari 一家需要卡地夫市議會批准才能加蓋一間臥室。
用法筆記
This sense refers to the local-government entity (the principal area) rather than the urban city. Official documents and government contexts most commonly use this meaning, often in phrases like 'Cardiff Council' or 'the Cardiff principal area'.
3. a city and seaport on the Bristol Channel in south Wales which has served as a m
港都
布里斯托灣畔的港口城市
a city and seaport on the Bristol Channel in south Wales which has served as a major hub for shipping, especially during the coal-export era of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Cardiff was once one of the world's busiest coal-exporting ports on the Bristol Channel.
卡地夫曾是布里斯托灣最繁忙的煤炭出口港之一。
historical context: coal-exporting port on the Bristol Channel
Cardiff Bay, once a busy coal dock, now has the Senedd building and a modern waterfront.
卡地夫港灣區曾是繁忙的煤炭碼頭，現在有威爾斯議會大廈和現代化濱水區。
place: Cardiff Bay; Senedd = Welsh Parliament building
Ships carrying iron and steel once left Cardiff harbour for destinations around the world.
滿載鋼鐵的船隻曾從卡地夫港出發，航向世界各地。
Tourists walk along Cardiff Bay, where old warehouses now house museums and galleries.
遊客沿著卡地夫灣散步，舊倉庫如今變成了博物館和美術館。
用法筆記
This sense emphasises Cardiff's geographic and economic role as a port city. It appears most often in historical or geographical writing about the city's harbour, docks, and maritime trade.