lusitanian

lusitanian — 名詞

1. a person who comes from the ancient Roman province of Lusitania, which covered m

1.名詞
釋義

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

例句

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。

同義詞
  • 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

He is a Lusitanian from Lisbon.
He is a Portuguese person from Lisbon.
💡'Lusitanian' is a rare, literary term; use 'Portuguese' in ordinary conversation.

lusitanian — 形容詞