lusitanian
lusitanian — 名詞
1. a person who comes from the ancient Roman province of Lusitania, which covered m
盧西塔尼亞人
古羅馬盧西塔尼亞行省居民
a person who comes from the ancient Roman province of Lusitania, which covered most of what is now Portugal
Pliny the Elder described the Lusitanians as a people who valued independence above all else.
老普林尼描述盧西塔尼亞人是一個將獨立看得比什麼都重要的民族。
countable noun for inhabitant of ancient Portugal
A group of Lusitanians traded pottery and olive oil with merchants from other Roman provinces.
一群盧西塔尼亞人與其他羅馬行省的商人交易陶器和橄欖油。
The poet referred to himself as a Lusitanian when writing about his homeland.
那位詩人在書寫故鄉時,稱自己為盧西塔尼亞人。
- Portuguese person
the standard modern term; Lusitanian is limited to formal, historical, or poetic writing
用法筆記
This noun is a formal or literary way to refer to a person from Portugal. In modern everyday speech, 'Portuguese person' or 'Portuguese' is used instead.
常見錯誤
lusitanian — 形容詞
- lusitanianpositive
- more lusitaniancomparative
- most lusitaniansuperlative
1. relating to the ancient Roman province of Lusitania — covering most of modern Po
盧西塔尼亞的
關於古葡萄牙地區的
relating to the ancient Roman province of Lusitania — covering most of modern Portugal — or to its people, language, or culture
The museum display included several pieces of Lusitanian gold jewellery from the third century BCE.
博物館的展品包括幾件公元前三世紀的盧西塔尼亞金飾。
attributive adjective describing artefacts
Lusitanian tribes fought against Roman expansion for nearly two hundred years.
盧西塔尼亞的各部落對抗羅馬的擴張將近兩百年。
Some modern Portuguese writers use Lusitanian themes to connect their work to the country's pre-Roman past.
一些現代葡萄牙作家運用盧西塔尼亞主題,將作品與該國羅馬時代以前的歷史連結起來。
- Portuguese
the standard modern equivalent; Lusitanian carries a historical or poetic tone
用法筆記
Frequently used attributively (before a noun) in historical and literary contexts. The ordinary modern adjective is 'Portuguese'.