slovene

IPA/ˈsləʊ.viːn/
KK[slˌovˈin]IPA/ˈsloʊ.viːn/

slovene — 名詞

  • slovenesingular
  • slovenesplural

1. a person who comes from Slovenia, a country in central Europe

1.名詞B1
釋義

斯洛維尼亞人

來自斯洛維尼亞的人

a person who comes from Slovenia, a country in central Europe

例句

Ana moved to Ljubljana and works as a guide for Slovene tourists.

Ana 搬到盧布爾雅那，擔任斯洛維尼亞觀光客的導遊。

collocation: Slovene + noun (tourists, visitors)

The conference brought together Slovenes from around the world to discuss trade.

那場會議匯集了來自世界各地的斯洛維尼亞人，討論貿易議題。

plural form: Slovenes

同義詞
  • Slovenian

    more common in everyday and formal English; interchangeable, though Slovene is preferred in linguistic studies

用法筆記

Both Slovene and Slovenian are used; Slovenian is more frequent in modern formal writing but Slovene is common in linguistic contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The Slovenian man is from Croatia.
✅The Slovene man is from Slovenia.
💡a Slovene is specifically a person from Slovenia, not from neighbouring countries.

2. the South Slavic language that is the official language of Slovenia

2.名詞B1
釋義

斯洛維尼亞語

斯洛維尼亞的官方語言

the South Slavic language that is the official language of Slovenia

例句

Wei has studied Slovene for two years and now reads newspapers without a dictionary.

Wei 學斯洛維尼亞語兩年了，現在可以不靠字典閱讀報紙。

pattern: study + Slovene

The menu was in Slovene, so Fatima asked the waiter for an English version.

菜單是斯洛維尼亞語寫的，所以 Fatima 請服務生拿英文版。

pattern: in Slovene

同義詞
  • Slovenian

    equally correct; Slovene is more common in academic linguistics contexts

文法句型

speak / learn / study + Slovene

in Slovene

用法筆記

When referring to the language, Slovene is often paired with the definite article as 'the Slovene language', though 'Slovene' alone (uncountable) is perfectly natural.

常見錯誤

❌I am studying Slovenian language.
✅I am studying Slovene.' or 'I am studying the Slovene language.
💡'Slovene' by itself already refers to the language; adding 'language' requires the article 'the'.

slovene — 形容詞