mayan
mayan — 形容詞
- mayanpositive
- more mayancomparative
- most mayansuperlative
1. connected with the Maya people and with their languages, traditions, and old soc
馬雅的
與馬雅人、文化或語言有關的
connected with the Maya people and with their languages, traditions, and old societies in southern Mexico and nearby parts of Central America
The museum's Mayan pottery room stayed crowded all afternoon.
博物館裡展示馬雅陶器的展間整個下午都很擁擠。
Mayan + artifact noun
Naoko bought a book about Mayan farming methods before the trip.
Naoko 在旅行前買了一本介紹馬雅農耕方式的書。
Mayan + culture/history noun
Our guide showed us Mayan stone carvings near the jungle path.
導遊在叢林小徑旁給我們看了馬雅石雕。
Elise compared Mayan calendar symbols with the notes from class.
Elise 把馬雅曆法的符號和課堂筆記做了比較。
- Maya
often used when naming the people directly; Mayan is common before culture and language nouns
文法句型
Mayan + noun
用法筆記
Always capitalized. It is most often used before nouns for art, history, architecture, language, or other things linked to the Maya world.
常見錯誤
mayan — 名詞
1. a person from one of the indigenous peoples whose traditional languages belong t
馬雅人
馬雅民族的一名成員
a person from one of the indigenous peoples whose traditional languages belong to the Mayan family
Christopher met a Mayan farmer who still grew corn by hand.
Christopher 遇到一位馬雅農夫，那位農夫仍然用手種玉米。
a Mayan + role noun
Beatriz interviewed several Mayans at the village market yesterday.
Beatriz 昨天在村裡的市場訪談了幾位馬雅人。
plural form: Mayans
The textbook says many Mayans kept local farming traditions alive.
課本說許多馬雅人一直保留著在地農耕傳統。
Aylin learned cooking methods from a Mayan during the village tour.
Aylin 在村落導覽時向一位馬雅人學了幾種烹調方式。
- Maya
often preferred when referring to the people as a whole rather than one individual
文法句型
a Mayan
many Mayans
用法筆記
This sense names one person or a group of people. In academic writing, Maya is also common for the people as a whole, but this entry follows the source word Mayan.
常見錯誤
2. the group of related indigenous languages spoken in southern Mexico and nearby p
馬雅語系
由多種相關語言組成的語言家族
the group of related indigenous languages spoken in southern Mexico and nearby parts of Central America
Linguists divide Mayan into many related languages and smaller branches.
語言學家把馬雅語系分成許多相關語言和較小的分支。
Mayan as a language family term
Kemi wrote a paper on how Mayan developed over time.
Kemi 寫了一篇關於馬雅語系如何隨時間演變的報告。
The course introduces Mayan before students study individual languages.
這門課會先介紹馬雅語系，再讓學生學各個個別語言。
Ravindra explained that Mayan includes Yucatec and several related languages.
Ravindra 解釋說，馬雅語系包含尤卡坦馬雅語等幾種相關語言。
- Mayan language family
full form used when writers want to make the technical meaning explicit
文法句型
the Mayan language family
Mayan includes ...
用法筆記
In linguistics, this usually names the whole family, not one single language. When you mean a specific language, say a Mayan language or use the language's own name.