Cherokee
Cherokee — 名詞
- Cherokeesingular
- Cherokeesplural
1. A Native American nation that originally lived in the southeastern part of what
切羅基族
北美原住民族群，原居美國東南部
A Native American nation that originally lived in the southeastern part of what is now the United States, and whose main tribal governments today are based in Oklahoma and North Carolina.
The Cherokee have lived in the southern Appalachian mountains for thousands of years.
幾千年前，切羅基族就已經生活在南阿巴拉契亞山區。
the Cherokee + plural verb for the nation
Many Cherokee were forced to walk to Oklahoma in the winter of 1838.
1838 年冬季，許多切羅基族人被迫徒步前往奧克拉荷馬。
The Cherokee created one of the first written Native American languages in the 1820s.
切羅基族在 1820 年代創造了北美原住民族最早的文字之一。
A group of Cherokee elders visited the school to share traditional stories with the children.
幾位切羅基族長老來到學校，與孩子們分享傳統故事。
The Cherokee have kept many of their traditions alive through festivals and community gatherings.
切羅基族透過慶典和社區聚會，保留了許多傳統文化。
文法句型
the Cherokee + plural verb
用法筆記
When referring to the nation as a whole, the Cherokee is used as a plural noun and takes a plural verb (e.g. 'The Cherokee have...').
常見錯誤
2. A person who belongs to the Cherokee nation, either by birth or by tribal citize
切羅基人
切羅基族的成員
A person who belongs to the Cherokee nation, either by birth or by tribal citizenship.
Noor's grandfather is a Cherokee who grew up in a small town in eastern Oklahoma.
Noor 的祖父是一位切羅基人，在奧克拉荷馬東部的一個小鎮長大。
a Cherokee — singular countable use
The librarian introduced the children to a Cherokee who makes traditional clay pots.
圖書館員向孩子們介紹了一位擅長製作傳統陶壺的切羅基人。
Rafael met several Cherokees at the cultural festival who taught him about basket weaving.
Rafael 在文化節上認識了幾位切羅基人，他們教他如何編織籃子。
A young Cherokee won an award for her beadwork at the cultural fair.
一位年輕的切羅基人在文化博覽會上以珠飾作品獲獎。
Eli is a Cherokee and works as a language teacher at the tribal school.
Eli 是一位切羅基人，在部落學校擔任語言老師。
文法句型
a Cherokee
the Cherokees (plural)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 refers to one individual ('a Cherokee' = one person), while sense 1 refers to the entire nation ('the Cherokee' = the people collectively). The plural form Cherokees is less common than using the Cherokee for the collective group.
常見錯誤
3. The Native American language spoken by the Cherokee people, which uses a unique
切羅基語
切羅基人使用的語言
The Native American language spoken by the Cherokee people, which uses a unique set of symbols invented by the Cherokee scholar Sequoyah in the early 1800s.
Cherokee is written with eighty-five characters that each stand for a single syllable.
切羅基語以八十五個符號書寫，每個符號代表一個音節。
Cherokee + singular verb for the language
Karim has studied Cherokee for two years and can now introduce himself in the language.
Karim 學切羅基語已經兩年，現在可以用這門語言自我介紹。
The Cherokee syllabary was invented by Sequoyah and is still taught in schools today.
切羅基語的音節文字由 Sequoyah 發明，至今仍在學校教授。
Brooke listened to a recording of someone telling a legend in Cherokee.
Brooke 聽了一段以切羅基語講述傳說的錄音。
Nkechi downloaded a Cherokee dictionary app to practise vocabulary during her commute.
Nkechi 下載了一本切羅基語字典 App，在通勤時練習詞彙。
文法句型
Cherokee + singular verb
speak / learn / write Cherokee
用法筆記
As a language name, Cherokee is uncountable and takes a singular verb. The phrase in Cherokee describes something expressed using the language (e.g. 'a story in Cherokee').
常見錯誤
Cherokee — 形容詞
- Cherokeepositive
- more Cherokeecomparative
- most Cherokeesuperlative
1. Belonging or connected to the Cherokee people, their culture, history, art, or l
切羅基的
與切羅基族相關的
Belonging or connected to the Cherokee people, their culture, history, art, or language.
Liam bought a handwoven Cherokee basket at the market during the festival.
Liam 在節慶市集上買了一個手工編織的切羅基籃子。
Cherokee + noun — attributive use
The Cherokee art collection at the museum includes beadwork, pottery, and carvings.
博物館的切羅基藝術收藏包含珠飾、陶器和雕刻作品。
A Cherokee storyteller visited the school and performed tales about the origin of the stars.
一位切羅基說書人來到學校，講述關於星星由來的故事。
The Cherokee language program offers evening classes for adults who want to learn.
切羅基語課程為想學習的成年人提供夜間班。
Sirin decorated her room with a colourful Cherokee wall hanging made of woven cloth.
Sirin 用一幅色彩繽紛的切羅基編織掛毯裝飾了她的房間。
文法句型
Cherokee + noun
用法筆記
Cherokee as an adjective always appears before a noun (attributive position). It does not have comparative or superlative forms.