landlocked

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landlocked — 形容詞

  • landlockedpositive
  • more landlockedcomparative
  • most landlockedsuperlative

1. describing a country, state, or region whose borders touch only other countries

1.形容詞C1
釋義

內陸的

被陸地包圍、不臨海的

describing a country, state, or region whose borders touch only other countries — not the sea — so it has no coastline and no direct way out to the ocean.

例句

Bolivia is a landlocked country, so its exporters must ship goods through Chile or Peru.

玻利維亞是內陸國家，所以出口商必須經由智利或秘魯運送貨物。

attributive: a landlocked [country]

Because Switzerland is landlocked, its navy operates only on lakes and inland rivers.

因為瑞士是內陸國，其海軍只在湖泊和內陸河流上運作。

predicative: be landlocked

常見搭配
  • landlocked country
  • landlocked state
  • landlocked nation
  • landlocked region
  • completely landlocked
  • remain landlocked
同義詞
  • inland

    describes location away from the sea, but a country can be inland without being landlocked if it has river access; 'inland' can also describe parts of a coastal country.

  • enclosed

    general term for being surrounded; lacks the geographic-political nuance of 'landlocked'.

反義詞
  • coastal

    having a sea border.

  • maritime

    more formal; relating to or bordering the sea.

文法句型

a landlocked [country/state/region]

be landlocked

用法筆記

Almost always describes a country, state, or geographic region; rarely used of people or objects. Frequently attributive (a landlocked country) but also fine in predicative position (the country is landlocked).

常見錯誤

Bolivia is landlocked from the sea.
Bolivia is landlocked.
the word already means cut off from the sea; adding 'from the sea' is redundant.
Her landlocked house has no garden.
Her house has no garden.
'landlocked' applies to countries and regions, not buildings.

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常用片語

  • remain landlocked
  • be landlocked by

介系詞搭配

  • by [country/mountains]