phoenician

IPA/fəˈniːʃn/
KK[fənˈiʃən]IPA/fəˈniːʃn/

phoenician — 名詞

1. a language used long ago in the Middle East, whose alphabet later shaped Greek a

1.名詞C2
釋義

腓尼基語

古代腓尼基人使用的語言

a language used long ago in the Middle East, whose alphabet later shaped Greek and Roman letters

例句

Dr. Lee studies Phoenician texts at the museum in Beirut.

Dr. Lee 在貝魯特的博物館研究腓尼基語文本。

collocation: study Phoenician

Our class compared Phoenician letters with early Greek letters yesterday.

我們班昨天比較了腓尼基字母和早期希臘字母。

alphabet link: Phoenician and Greek letters

常見搭配
  • Phoenician alphabet
  • Phoenician text
  • Phoenician inscription
  • read Phoenician
  • write in Phoenician
同義詞
  • Punic

    the later Carthaginian variety closely related to Phoenician; narrower, not the general term

  • Canaanite

    a broader label for the language group that includes Phoenician; not a direct substitute in most contexts

文法句型

study Phoenician

read Phoenician

write in Phoenician

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and usually follows verbs such as study, read, write, or translate. In learner use, Phoenician often names the language, while Phoenician alphabet refers only to the writing system.

常見錯誤

She is learning a Phoenician.
She is learning Phoenician.
names of languages are usually uncountable and do not take 'a'.
The stone is written in Phoenicia.
The stone is written in Phoenician.
Phoenicia is the place; Phoenician is the language.

同根字

  • Phoenicia
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • Phoenician alphabet
  • Phoenician inscription
  • Phoenician text
  • Phoenician message

常用片語

  • read Phoenician
  • study Phoenician
  • write in Phoenician
  • translate from Phoenician

介系詞搭配

  • in Phoenician
  • from Phoenician