liberia
liberia — 名詞
1. a nation on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, founded in the 1800s as a homelan
利比里亞
西非大西洋岸國家，前黑奴建立
a nation on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, founded in the 1800s as a homeland for Black Americans freed from slavery, with Monrovia as its capital city
Nkechi moved to Liberia last year to work at a hospital in the capital.
Nkechi 去年搬到利比里亞，在首都的一家醫院工作。
proper noun as location after 'to'
Much of Liberia is covered by rainforest, and its coast runs along the Atlantic Ocean.
利比里亞大部分地區被雨林覆蓋，海岸沿著大西洋延伸。
passive: 'is covered by' describing geography
Haruto learned that Liberia became the first free country in Africa in 1847.
Haruto 學到利比里亞於 1847 年成為非洲第一個自由國家。
that-clause complement after 'learned'
Liberia was started in the 1820s by freed Black Americans; English is its main language.
利比里亞於 1820 年代由獲得自由的美國黑人開國，英語是其主要語言。
passive: 'was started by' with historical agents; compound sentence
Gita wrote a report about how Liberia helped other African countries become free.
Gita 寫了一份報告，內容是利比里亞如何幫助其他非洲國家獲得自由。
- in Liberia
- the capital of Liberia
- the government of Liberia
- the founding of Liberia
- visit Liberia
用法筆記
Liberia is a proper noun, so it is not usually used with an article unless part of a larger phrase such as 'the Republic of Liberia'. The adjective form is 'Liberian'.