tainan

tainan — 形容詞

  • tainanpositive
  • more tainancomparative
  • most tainansuperlative

1. connected with the Taino people, who were the first inhabitants of Caribbean isl

1.形容詞C1
釋義

泰諾的

關於泰諾人或其語言的

connected with the Taino people, who were the first inhabitants of Caribbean islands such as Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico, or connected with the language that they spoke.

例句

The museum displays Tainan pottery and stone tools found on the island of Hispaniola.

這間博物館展示了在伊斯帕尼奧拉島發現的泰諾陶器和石器。

collocation: Tainan pottery / Tainan tools

Eshe read a book about Tainan traditions and how the Taino people lived before 1492.

Eshe 讀了一本關於泰諾傳統的書，以及泰諾人在 1492 年之前的生活方式。

同義詞
  • Taino

    used interchangeably as an adjective, though Taino is the name of the people themselves; e.g. 'Taino culture' is more common than 'Tainan culture'

  • indigenous

    much broader; refers to original inhabitants of any region, not specific to the Caribbean

用法筆記

This adjective is typically capitalized (Tainan) because it derives from the name of a specific people. It is used mainly in historical, anthropological, and archaeological contexts.

常見錯誤

❌Tainan is a city in southern Taiwan.
✅Tainan traditions include the ball game played by the Taino people.
💡Do not confuse Tainan (the Taino adjective, pronounced tī-NŌN) with Tainan (臺南, a city in Taiwan). The two words have different origins and meanings.