cree

IPA/kriː/
KK[krˈi]IPA/kriː/

cree — 名詞

  • creesingular
  • creesplural

1. one of the largest groups of Indigenous peoples in North America, whose traditio

1.名詞B1
釋義

克里族

北美原住民族群

one of the largest groups of Indigenous peoples in North America, whose traditional territory extends across what is now Canada from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast, and south into the northern United States.

例句

The Cree have lived on this land for many centuries before European settlers arrived.

早在歐洲移民抵達之前，克里族就已經在這片土地上生活了許多世紀。

collective plural: 'the Cree' refers to the whole people

Haruto learned about Cree history and oral storytelling traditions during his visit to Manitoba.

Haruto 在訪問曼尼托巴期間，學習了克里族的歷史與口述故事傳統。

attributive use: 'Cree history' / 'Cree traditions'

同義詞
  • First Nations

    broader term used in Canada for all Indigenous groups recognized by the government; Cree are one of many First Nations

  • Nehiyawak

    the Cree name for themselves in their own language; more authentic but less widely understood by general readers

文法句型

the + Cree (collective plural)

用法筆記

Sense 1 is always plural and typically takes 'the'. Do not use 'a Cree' to refer to the entire people — that is a countable reference to an individual (see sense 2). Distinguish from sense 3 (the language) by context: 'the Cree' with a plural verb refers to the people.

常見錯誤

❌A Cree is an Indigenous group in Canada.
✅The Cree are an Indigenous group in Canada.
💡Use 'the Cree' (plural) for the nation as a whole; 'a Cree' refers to one person.

2. a person who belongs to the Cree people, one of the Indigenous nations of North

2.名詞B1
釋義

克里人

克里族的成員

a person who belongs to the Cree people, one of the Indigenous nations of North America.

例句

Aylin interviewed a Cree elder about traditional medicine practices in northern Saskatchewan.

Aylin 採訪了一位克里族長者，請教他在薩斯喀徹溫省北部的傳統醫藥知識。

countable singular: 'a Cree elder'

Nkechi works with several Cree artists to organize an annual Indigenous film festival.

Nkechi 與幾位克里族藝術家合作，籌辦一年一度的原住民電影節。

plural: 'several Cree' (zero plural)

同義詞
  • Nehiyaw

    singular form in the Cree language for a Cree person; closer to the community's self-identification

文法句型

a + Cree (singular)

two Cree / two Crees (plural)

用法筆記

The plural is usually 'Cree' (zero plural: 'two Cree'), but 'Crees' is also used and increasingly accepted. When referring to the nation as a whole, use sense 1 ('the Cree') rather than 'Crees'. The adjective form is identical: 'a Cree artist', 'Cree traditions'.

常見錯誤

❌She is a Cree people.
✅She is Cree.' or 'She is a Cree person.
💡'Cree people' is already collective; use 'Cree' alone as an adjective or 'a Cree person' for one individual.

3. the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree people, with several dialects includi

3.名詞B1
釋義

克里語

克里族使用的阿爾岡昆語言

the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree people, with several dialects including Plains Cree, Woods Cree, Swampy Cree, and Moose Cree, and written using both the Latin alphabet and the Cree syllabary script.

例句

Apinya is taking a university course in Cree to better understand Indigenous literature.

Apinya 正在大學修讀克里語課程，以更深入理解原住民文學。

study: 'course in Cree'

The radio station broadcasts morning news in Cree for listeners across northern Manitoba.

這家廣播電台用克里語播報晨間新聞，服務曼尼托巴北部聽眾。

communication medium: 'in Cree'

同義詞
  • Nehiyawewin

    the Cree word for the Cree language in Cree itself (ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ); used when referring to the language from an Indigenous perspective

  • Plains Cree

    the most widely spoken dialect of Cree; sometimes used narrowly to distinguish from Woods Cree or Swampy Cree

文法句型

Cree + (as object of study/speaking)

in + Cree

speak + Cree

用法筆記

Uncountable: you do not say 'a Cree' or 'two Crees' for the language. Use 'speak Cree', 'write in Cree', 'the Cree language'. There are multiple dialects; 'Cree' without qualification usually refers to Plains Cree, the most widely spoken dialect.

常見錯誤

❌He speaks a Cree.
✅He speaks Cree.
💡The language is uncountable; do not use an article.
❌She knows many Cree words in Cree language.
✅She knows many Cree words.' or 'She knows many words in Cree.
💡Avoid redundant phrasing.