hellene

IPA/ˈheliːn/
IPA/ˈheliːn/

hellene — 名詞

1. a native or citizen of Greece, used most often when talking about people who liv

1.名詞C2
釋義

希臘人

希臘公民，常指古希臘人

a native or citizen of Greece, used most often when talking about people who lived in ancient Greece or to refer to Greek people in a formal, scholarly way.

例句

The museum's new exhibit shows how the ancient Hellenes built temples on hilltops.

博物館的新展覽介紹古希臘人如何在山頂上建造神廟。

plural form: 'the Hellenes' refers to Greek people as a group

Gabriel's history teacher explained that the Hellenes founded the first Olympic Games.

Gabriel 的歷史老師解釋說，古希臘人創立了第一屆奧林匹克運動會。

common collocation: 'the ancient Hellenes' in historical contexts

常見搭配
  • ancient Hellenes
  • the Hellenes of Athens
  • modern Hellenes
同義詞
  • Greek

    the everyday modern word; 'Hellene' is the formal or historical equivalent

  • Greco

    rare combining-style label, mostly in compounds like 'Greco-Roman'

文法句型

a Hellene

the Hellenes

用法筆記

Almost always used with reference to ancient Greece or in formal historical and literary writing; in everyday modern English, 'Greek' is the normal word for a person from Greece.

常見錯誤

My neighbour is a Hellene who runs a bakery in Athens.
My neighbour is a Greek who runs a bakery in Athens.
in everyday modern contexts, 'Greek' is the natural word; 'Hellene' sounds odd or overly formal.

同根字

  • Hellenic
    形容詞C2
  • Hellenism
    名詞C2
  • Hellenistic
    形容詞C2
  • Hellenize
    動詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • the Hellenes
  • Hellene scholar
  • Hellene heritage

常用片語

  • the ancient Hellenes
  • modern Hellenes