cyprus
cyprus — 名詞
1. a country that occupies an island in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea,
賽普勒斯
地中海東部的島國
a country that occupies an island in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, known for its sunny weather and long history
Rachel is planning a trip to Cyprus next summer with her family.
Rachel 計劃明年夏天和家人去賽普勒斯旅遊。
planning a trip to + [country]
Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 2004.
賽普勒斯自 2004 年起就是歐盟成員國。
member of the European Union
Yumi paid for her lunch in Limassol using euros for the first time.
Yumi 在利馬索爾第一次用歐元付午餐費。
paid for [something] in + [place] + using + [currency]
Rohan's cousin teaches English at a language school in Cyprus.
Rohan 的表哥在賽普勒斯的一所語言學校教英語。
teaches English at a school in + [country]
Cyprus is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe.
賽普勒斯是歐洲最受歡迎的度假勝地之一。
Aisha's grandparents fled Cyprus in 1974 when the island was divided.
Aisha 的祖父母在 1974 年賽普勒斯分裂時逃離了該島。
fled + [place] + in + [year] when + [event]
The capital city Nicosia is split by a buffer zone that runs through its centre.
首都尼科西亞被一條緩衝區從市中心一分為二。
capital city + [name] + is split by a buffer zone
Ambassador Kostas walked out of the UN talks on Cyprus after another year without progress.
Kostas 大使在又一年的賽普勒斯和談毫無進展後，走出了聯合國會議廳。
UN talks on + [country]
Karim read about the political division of Cyprus in his international relations class.
Karim 在國際關係課上讀到了關於賽普勒斯政治分裂的歷史。
- in Cyprus
- to Cyprus
- from Cyprus
- visit Cyprus
- the people of Cyprus
- the division of Cyprus
- reunify Cyprus
- the Cyprus problem
- Greek Cypriot
- Turkish Cypriot
文法句型
Cyprus + verb (singular)
in/from/to + Cyprus
用法筆記
Use 'in Cyprus' for location, 'to Cyprus' for direction, and 'from Cyprus' for origin. No article (the) is needed when referring to the country by name, though 'the Republic of Cyprus' is used in formal contexts. The political division of Cyprus since 1974 (a Greek Cypriot south and a Turkish Cypriot north) is a contextual facet of the same country — it does not create a separate meaning of the word. In news and academic contexts, set phrases such as 'the Cyprus problem' or 'the Cyprus dispute' are common.
常見錯誤
2. the large island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey, on which the
賽普勒斯島
地中海東部的島嶼
the large island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey, on which the country of Cyprus is located
From the plane window, Mariam could see the island of Cyprus stretching out below her.
Mariam 從飛機窗戶望出去，看見賽普勒斯島在腳下延伸開來。
see the island of Cyprus stretching out below
The coastline of the island of Cyprus stretches for over seven hundred kilometres.
賽普勒斯島的海岸線長達七百多公里。
coastline of the island of Cyprus stretches
Leo studied the rare plants and birds found only on Cyprus.
Leo 研究了僅在賽普勒斯才能找到的稀有植物和鳥類。
Ships sailing between Europe and the Middle East often pass near Cyprus.
航行於歐洲和中東之間的船隻經常經過賽普勒斯附近。
- on the island of Cyprus
- the coastline of Cyprus
- native to Cyprus
文法句型
the island of Cyprus
the + [adjective] + island of Cyprus
同根字
- Cypriot形容詞B1
- Cypriot名詞B1
- Cyprian形容詞C1
- Cyprian名詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- Republic of Cyprus
- government of Cyprus
- people of Cyprus
- history of Cyprus
- coastline of Cyprus
- division of Cyprus
- reunification of Cyprus
常用片語
- the island of Cyprus
- the division of Cyprus
- the Cyprus problem
- the Cyprus dispute
- reunify Cyprus
介系詞搭配
- in Cyprus
- to Cyprus
- from Cyprus
- on Cyprus