cymry
cymry — 名詞
1. the people of Wales, especially when referred to by the Welsh name they use for
威爾斯人
威爾斯人民的自稱
the people of Wales, especially when referred to by the Welsh name they use for themselves
The Cymry kept their language alive through centuries of outside rule.
威爾斯人在外來統治的幾個世紀中,仍讓自己的語言延續下去。
the + Cymry as a plural people name
A museum map showed where the Cymry settled after the Roman period.
博物館裡的一張地圖顯示了威爾斯人在羅馬時期之後定居的地區。
At the lecture, Dr. Evans compared the Cymry with other Celtic peoples.
在那場演講中,Dr. Evans 把威爾斯人和其他凱爾特民族作了比較。
The poem praises the Cymry for their music and strong local pride.
那首詩讚頌威爾斯人的音樂傳統,以及強烈的地方認同。
Many historians use Cymry when writing about medieval Wales.
許多歷史學家在書寫中世紀的威爾斯時,會用 Cymry 這個詞。
- the Welsh
the usual everyday English expression; Cymry stresses the Welsh self-name
- Welsh people
clear neutral phrase in ordinary modern English
文法句型
the Cymry
用法筆記
Usually treated as a plural noun in English and often written as 'the Cymry'. Most English readers meet it in historical, literary, or cultural writing rather than everyday speech.