pict
pict — 名詞
- pictsingular
- pictsplural
1. a person from the early population of what is now Scotland, living there from be
皮克特人
古時住在蘇格蘭東北部的人群
a person from the early population of what is now Scotland, living there from before Roman times until the 800s AD
The Picts left behind hundreds of carved stones across the Scottish countryside.
皮克特人在蘇格蘭鄉間留下了數百塊刻有圖案的石頭。
collocation: carved stones
Roman records describe the Picts as a powerful group that fought against the empire.
羅馬的文獻將皮克特人描述為一個對抗帝國的強大族群。
describe + noun + as + complement
Professor Amira has spent ten years studying the metal tools made by the Picts.
Amira 教授花了十年時間研究皮克特人製作的金屬工具。
By the eighth century, the Picts and the Scots had formed a single kingdom together.
到了八世紀，皮克特人與蘇格蘭人已經形成了一個統一的王國。
Tourists visiting northern Scotland can see forts and settlements built by the Picts.
前往蘇格蘭北部旅遊的觀光客，可以看到皮克特人建造的堡壘與聚落。
文法句型
the Picts
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural form (the Picts) when referring to the people as a whole. A single individual is called a Pict, though this singular form is much rarer in modern writing.
常見錯誤
pict — 形容詞
- pictpositive
- pictercomparative
- pictestsuperlative
1. connected with the people who lived in what is now Scotland in ancient times
皮克特的
與皮克特人有關的
connected with the people who lived in what is now Scotland in ancient times
The museum opened a new room dedicated to Pict metalwork and weapons.
博物館新開了一間陳列皮克特金屬工藝品與武器的展廳。
collocation: Pict metalwork
Linh travelled across northern Scotland to photograph Pict carved stones.
Linh 走遍蘇格蘭北部，拍攝皮克特人雕刻的石頭。
Historians still debate the meaning of mysterious Pict symbols found on rocks.
歷史學家至今仍在辯論岩石上那些神祕皮克特符號的含義。
A well-preserved Pict fort was discovered during road construction near Aberdeen.
在亞伯丁附近的道路施工中，發現了一座保存良好的皮克特堡壘。
Ignacio wrote his university dissertation on Pict society and clan structures.
Ignacio 的大學論文主題是皮克特社會與氏族結構。
- Pictish
more common in academic writing than the standalone adjective 'Pict'
文法句型
Pict + noun
用法筆記
Always capitalised because the word comes from the name of a people. There is no comparative form: a site cannot be 'more Pict' than another.