nepalese
nepalese — 名詞
- nepalesesingular
- nepalesesplural
1. someone whose home country is Nepal.
尼泊爾人
來自尼泊爾的人
someone whose home country is Nepal.
Tomás met a Nepalese engineer on his flight to Doha.
Tomás 在飛往杜哈的班機上，認識了一位尼泊爾工程師。
countable use: a Nepalese + job noun
Several Nepalese worked at the trekking company near the lake.
有好幾位尼泊爾人在湖邊那家健行公司工作。
plural group reference: several Nepalese
Yara asked the Nepalese chef how to make momos at home.
Yara 問那位尼泊爾廚師，在家要怎麼做 momo。
A Nepalese in our class offered to teach us a festival song.
班上一位尼泊爾人主動說要教我們一首節慶歌曲。
- Nepali
more usual in modern everyday English, but the meaning is the same
文法句型
a Nepalese
Nepalese people
用法筆記
Capitalise it in English. Many speakers now prefer Nepali, but Nepalese is still standard for a person from the country.
常見錯誤
2. the language used most widely in Nepal.
尼泊爾語
尼泊爾主要使用的語言
the language used most widely in Nepal.
Indra learned basic Nepalese before hiking in the Annapurna region.
Indra 在前往安娜普納地區健行前，先學了基本尼泊爾語。
object pattern: learn / study Nepalese
The notice was written in Nepalese and English for visitors.
那張公告同時用尼泊爾語和英文寫給遊客看。
preposition pattern: in Nepalese
Jude could greet customers in Nepalese but not discuss prices.
Jude 能用尼泊爾語跟客人打招呼，但還不會談價格。
Christopher listened to short news clips in Nepalese each morning.
Christopher 每天早上都會聽幾段尼泊爾語短篇新聞。
- Nepali
the form now preferred by many speakers for the language
文法句型
speak Nepalese
in Nepalese
用法筆記
Use it as an uncountable language name: speak Nepalese, write in Nepalese. Distinguish from sense 1, which names a person.
常見錯誤
nepalese — 形容詞
- nepalesepositive
- more nepalesecomparative
- most nepalesesuperlative
1. linked to Nepal, to people from that country, or to the language they speak ther
尼泊爾的
與尼泊爾、人或其語言有關
linked to Nepal, to people from that country, or to the language they speak there.
Chidi bought a Nepalese wool scarf at the airport in Kathmandu.
Chidi 在加德滿都機場買了一條尼泊爾羊毛圍巾。
attributive pattern: Nepalese + noun
The restaurant serves Nepalese dumplings with a hot tomato sauce.
那家餐廳供應尼泊爾餃子，配上熱辣的番茄醬。
collocation: Nepalese food / Nepalese dumplings
Our guide showed us Nepalese coins from different decades.
導遊拿出不同年代的尼泊爾硬幣給我們看。
Gabriel's grandmother is Nepalese, but she lives in Toronto now.
Gabriel 的祖母是尼泊爾人，但現在住在多倫多。
- Nepali
the more common modern form in many current contexts
文法句型
Nepalese + noun
be Nepalese
用法筆記
Used both before a noun and after be. Many writers now choose Nepali more often, especially for the language, but Nepalese remains standard.