italian
italian — 形容詞
- italianpositive
- more italiancomparative
- most italiansuperlative
1. connected with the country of Italy, the people who live there, or the language
義大利的
與義大利、其人民或語言有關的
connected with the country of Italy, the people who live there, or the language that they speak
Noor ordered a plate of Italian pasta with tomato sauce for lunch.
Noor 午餐點了一盤搭配番茄醬的義大利麵。
collocation: Italian pasta / Italian food
The Italian landscape is famous for its hills and coastline.
義大利的風景以丘陵和海濱聞名。
collocation: Italian landscape / Italian countryside
Eleni is taking an Italian language course at the local college.
Eleni 正在當地的學院修讀義大利語課程。
collocation: Italian language course / Italian class
This leather bag was made by a small Italian company in Florence.
這個皮包是由佛羅倫斯一家小型義大利公司製造的。
- Italian wine
- Italian culture
- Italian design
- Italian cuisine
- Italian heritage
文法句型
Italian + noun
[linking verb] + Italian
常見錯誤
italian — 名詞
- italiansingular
- italiansplural
1. a person who was born in Italy or whose family comes from Italy
義大利人
來自義大利的人
a person who was born in Italy or whose family comes from Italy
The restaurant is run by a friendly Italian from Rome.
這家餐廳是由一位來自羅馬的友善義大利人經營的。
countable: an Italian from [city/region]
Many Italians moved to other countries to find work in the early 1900s.
二十世紀初，許多義大利人移居到其他國家找工作。
plural: Italians as a nationality group
Hiro asked the Italian for directions to the nearest train station.
Hiro 向那位義大利人詢問到最近火車站的方向。
the Italian = a specific person from Italy
My grandmother was an Italian who came to Taiwan in the 1960s.
我的祖母是在一九六〇年代來到台灣的義大利人。
- an Italian from Naples
- Italian by birth
- first-generation Italian
文法句型
an Italian / two Italians
the Italian(s) from [place]
用法筆記
Unlike some nationality words (e.g. 'Chinese', 'Japanese'), 'Italian' has a distinct plural form: 'Italians'. Do not say 'two Italian' when referring to people.
常見錯誤
2. the main language that people speak in Italy and in some other parts of the worl
義大利語
義大利的官方語言
the main language that people speak in Italy and in some other parts of the world
Elena speaks fluent Italian because her mother is from Milan.
Elena 說一口流利的義大利語，因為她母親來自米蘭。
uncountable: speak / learn / study Italian
I can read Italian but I find it hard to understand when people speak quickly.
我能閱讀義大利語，但別人說得快的時候就很難聽懂。
collocation: read / understand Italian
The word 'piano' comes from Italian and means 'soft' in music.
piano 這個字源自義大利語，在音樂中意思是「柔和」。
collocation: from Italian (origin of a word)
Trang is studying Italian so she can work as a translator one day.
Trang 正在學習義大利語，希望有一天能擔任翻譯工作。
- fluent Italian
- in Italian
- translate into Italian
- Italian literature
- Italian grammar
文法句型
speak / learn / study + Italian
in Italian
用法筆記
'Italian' as a language name is uncountable and does not take an article. Say 'She speaks Italian', not 'She speaks the Italian'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- Italynoun (proper noun)A1
- Italianate形容詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- Italian food
- Italian culture
- Italian language
- Italian wine
- Italian art
- Italian design
副詞搭配
- distinctly Italian
- typically Italian
- purely Italian
常用片語
- of Italian origin
- Italian by birth
- Italian-style
介系詞搭配
- from Italy
- in Italian