Maldives
Maldives — 名詞
1. a tropical island nation on the Indian Ocean, made up of roughly 1,200 coral isl
馬爾地夫
印度洋島國，由約1200個小島構成
a tropical island nation on the Indian Ocean, made up of roughly 1,200 coral islands, famous for its white sand beaches, clear warm water, and rich marine life.
Manuela spent two weeks in the Maldives last winter with her family.
Manuela 去年冬天和家人一起在馬爾地夫待了兩週。
preposition: in the Maldives
Tourists visit the Maldives for its beautiful beaches and warm weather all year round.
遊客一年四季前往馬爾地夫，欣賞其美麗的海灘和溫暖的氣候。
The Maldives is working hard to protect its coral reefs from climate change.
馬爾地夫正致力於保護其珊瑚礁免受氣候變遷的影響。
Sivan posted photos of the Maldives on social media after her diving trip there.
Sivan 在潛水之旅結束後，把馬爾地夫的照片貼上了社群媒體。
- Republic of Maldives
the official full name of the country, used in formal or political contexts
- the Maldive Islands
an older or more geographically descriptive name, less common in everyday speech
文法句型
the Maldives
in/to/from the Maldives
用法筆記
Always used with 'the' (the Maldives). Takes a singular verb, even though the name refers to multiple islands.
常見錯誤
2. a chain of twenty-six coral atolls in the Indian Ocean, southwest of India and S
馬爾地夫群島
印度洋環礁群，前英保護國及蘇丹國
a chain of twenty-six coral atolls in the Indian Ocean, southwest of India and Sri Lanka; a former British protectorate and sultanate that became an independent country in 1965.
Christopher read that the Maldives is made up of twenty-six natural atolls.
Christopher 讀到馬爾地夫是由二十六個天然環礁組成的。
collocation: made up of [number] atolls
Before becoming independent in 1965, the Maldives was a British protectorate ruled by a sultan.
在 1965 年獨立之前，馬爾地夫是由蘇丹統治的英國保護國。
historical description: former protectorate and sultanate
The capital of the Maldives, Male, sits on the southern edge of North Male Atoll.
馬爾地夫的首都 Male 位於北馬利環礁的南端。
Nila marked each atoll in the Maldives on a large map for her geography class.
Nila 為了地理課，在地圖上標出了馬爾地夫的每一個環礁。
- the Maldive Archipelago
a more geology-focused name for the chain of atolls
- the Maldive Islands
a traditional geographical name for the region
文法句型
the Maldives
用法筆記
This sense describes the geographical and historical region rather than the modern nation. Distinguish from sense 1, which focuses on the country as a political and tourist destination.