cymru

IPA/ˈkʌmri/
IPA/ˈkʌmri/

cymru — 名詞

1. what Welsh speakers call the country known in English as Wales

1.名詞C2
釋義

威爾斯

威爾斯的威爾斯語名稱

what Welsh speakers call the country known in English as Wales

例句

The road sign said Cymru on one side and Wales on the other.

路牌一側寫著 Cymru，另一側寫著威爾斯。

bilingual road sign: Cymru / Wales

Nia switched to Welsh and called her country Cymru with pride.

Nia 改用威爾斯語，並自豪地把自己的國家叫作 Cymru。

同義詞
  • Wales

    the usual English name for the same country

用法筆記

Usually written with a capital C. In English, it most often appears in bilingual signs, Welsh institutions, or names such as Plaid Cymru; if you mean the country in ordinary English, Wales is far more common.

常見錯誤

❌I am learning Cymru.
✅I am learning Welsh.
💡Cymru is the country name, not the language.
❌We drove across Welsh yesterday.
✅We drove across Wales yesterday.
💡ordinary English normally uses Wales, not Cymru, for the country name.