stad

stad — 名詞

1. a village where Indigenous people live, especially in older South African use

1.名詞C2
釋義

原民村落

舊指原住民族居住的村落

a village where Indigenous people live, especially in older South African use

例句

At sunset, the riders saw a small stad beside the river.

日落時，騎士們看見河邊有一個小小的原民村落。

stad beside the river

The map marked each stad with a circle near the hills.

地圖在山丘附近用圓圈標出了每個原民村落。

map marked each stad

同義詞
  • village

    the general modern word, without the historical or regional flavor

  • settlement

    broader and often used for a small community or place where people live

  • hamlet

    usually a very small village, but not specifically tied to this historical sense

文法句型

a stad stood near the river

families lived in the stad

travelers reached the stad at sunset

用法筆記

Mostly found in older writing about South Africa and nearby regions. In modern neutral English, writers usually choose village, settlement, or a more specific community name instead.

常見錯誤

❌We stayed in a stad hotel near the station.
✅We stayed in a hotel near the village.
💡Stad names the village itself, not a building or an adjective for modern town services.