oregon

/ˈɒr.ɪ.ɡən/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɔrəɡən] /ˈɔːr.ɪ.ɡən/ (ame, ipa)

oregon — 名詞

1. a US state in the Pacific Northwest, between Washington and California, with Sal

1.名詞
釋義

俄勒岡州

美國西北部太平洋沿岸的州份

a US state in the Pacific Northwest, between Washington and California, with Salem as its capital and Portland as its largest city

例句

Henrik drove from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, in just under three hours.

Henrik 從西雅圖開車到俄勒岡州的波特蘭,花了不到三個小時。

city, state pattern: Portland, Oregon

Lien spent a rainy afternoon walking along the Oregon coast near Cannon Beach.

Lien 在一個下雨的午後沿著坎農海灘附近的俄勒岡海岸散步。

Oregon as modifier before a noun: Oregon coast

用法筆記

Oregon is often used as a modifier before nouns without changing form (Oregon coast, Oregon wine, Oregon Trail). When naming a city within the state in formal writing, the standard pattern is 'Portland, Oregon' with a comma between city and state.

常見錯誤

Salem is the largest city in Oregon.
Portland is the largest city in Oregon.
💡Salem is the capital, but Portland has the largest population.
I visited Oregon state last summer.
I visited Oregon last summer.
💡Oregon already names the state; adding 'state' sounds redundant in most contexts.