russian
russian — 形容詞
- russianpositive
- more russiancomparative
- most russiansuperlative
1. used to describe anything that comes from Russia or is related to the country —
俄羅斯的
來自或與俄羅斯相關的
used to describe anything that comes from Russia or is related to the country — such as its food, books, language, or the people who live there.
Obi ordered a bowl of hot Russian borscht at the food market.
Obi 在美食市場點了一碗熱的俄羅斯羅宋湯。
Russian + food noun — cuisine collocation
Layla's favourite Russian author is Anton Chekhov, whose stories she reads every winter.
Layla 最喜歡的俄羅斯作家是 Anton Chekhov，她每年冬天都會讀他的短篇故事。
Russian + author / cultural figure noun
The Russian flag has three horizontal stripes — white, blue, and red.
俄羅斯國旗有三條橫紋——白色、藍色和紅色。
Russian + national symbol noun
Dario is taking Russian lessons so he can speak with his relatives in Moscow.
Dario 正在上俄語課，這樣他就能和莫斯科的親戚對話了。
Felix admired the onion-shaped domes of an old Russian Orthodox church.
Felix 在一座古老的俄羅斯東正教教堂欣賞了洋蔥形圓頂。
Russian + architecture / religion noun
- Russian cuisine
- Russian literature
- Russian culture
- Russian language
- Russian history
- Russian government
- Russian people
- Russian flag
- Russian Orthodox
- Russian music
- Russian folk dance
- Russian winter
- Russian architecture
- Russian embassy
- Russian oil
- Russian military
- Russian revolution
- Russian empire
文法句型
Russian + noun
用法筆記
Always capitalise the first letter — 'Russian', never 'russian' — even when it appears in the middle of a sentence. This rule applies to all words derived from country names.
常見錯誤
russian — 名詞
- russiansingular
- russiansplural
1. a person who comes from Russia or holds Russian citizenship.
俄羅斯人
來自俄羅斯的人
a person who comes from Russia or holds Russian citizenship.
Two Russians joined Yael's study group and shared stories about life in Vladivostok.
兩位俄羅斯人加入了 Yael 的讀書小組，分享了他們在海參崴的生活故事。
plural form: Russians
The Russian next to Jin on the train offered him a piece of dark chocolate.
坐在 Jin 旁邊的那位俄羅斯人在火車上給了他一片黑巧克力。
article + Russian (singular countable noun)
Many Russians celebrate New Year's Eve with a large family dinner and fireworks.
許多俄羅斯人會和家人吃豐盛的晚餐並放煙火來慶祝除夕。
Obi's neighbour, a Russian from Novosibirsk, taught him how to make pelmeni dumplings.
Obi 的鄰居是一位來自新西伯利亞的俄羅斯人，教他做了俄式餃子。
a Russian from [place] — origin phrase
Tara met several young Russians at the chess tournament in Sochi last summer.
Tara 去年夏天在索契的西洋棋比賽中認識了幾位年輕的俄羅斯人。
- ethnic Russian
- Russian by birth
- Russian by nationality
- native Russian
- young Russian
- Russian citizen
- Russian person
more explicit but less common in casual conversation; often used for clarity in formal writing
- native of Russia
formal or journalistic style; emphasises place of origin
文法句型
a/the Russian
Russians (plural)
用法筆記
To say that someone has Russian nationality, you can also use the adjective form: 'She is Russian' (more common than 'She is a Russian'). The noun form 'a Russian' is perfectly correct but slightly less frequent in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
2. the official language of Russia, written in the Cyrillic alphabet and widely use
俄語
俄羅斯官方語言，使用西里爾字母
the official language of Russia, written in the Cyrillic alphabet and widely used across many countries of the former Soviet Union.
Ignacio can read Russian but finds it hard to speak fluently.
Ignacio 看得懂俄語，但覺得要流利地說出口很困難。
read/understand + Russian (language, uncountable)
Samir watched a Russian film with English subtitles to improve his listening skills.
Samir 看了一部有英文字幕的俄語電影，來提升他的聽力。
watch + Russian film — language learning context
Anthony wants to learn Russian because his company has opened an office in Moscow.
Anthony 想學俄語，因為他的公司在莫斯科開了分公司。
learn + Russian — language study pattern
Sayaka wrote her email in Russian so her grandmother could understand it.
Sayaka 用俄語寫了電子郵件，這樣她的祖母就能看得懂。
in Russian — prepositional phrase pattern
Aaron signed up for a Russian course at the community college last September.
Aaron 去年九月在社區大學報名了俄語課程。
- speak Russian
- learn Russian
- study Russian
- teach Russian
- in Russian
- translate into Russian
- Russian grammar
- Russian vocabulary
- Russian alphabet
- Cyrillic alphabet
- Russian speaker
- native Russian speaker
- fluent in Russian
- Russian lessons
- Russian course
- the Russian language
more formal and explicit; used in academic or official contexts
文法句型
speak/learn/study/read/write Russian
in Russian
用法筆記
No article is needed when 'Russian' follows a verb like 'speak', 'learn', 'study', 'teach', or 'understand'. If you add the word 'language', use the definite article: 'the Russian language'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- Russia專有名詞A1
- Russify動詞C2
- Russification名詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- Russian speaker
- Russian teacher
- Russian learner
- Russian history
- Russian culture
- Russian literature
常用片語
- of Russian origin
- by a Russian author
- with a Russian accent
- the Russian way
介系詞搭配
- from Russia
- in Russian
- into Russian