the wild west
the wild west — 名詞
1. the western region of the United States in the 1800s, when settlers were moving
蠻荒西部
美國拓荒時期的西部，法治薄弱、生活粗獷
the western region of the United States in the 1800s, when settlers were moving into new land and life was often rough, violent, and without strong law enforcement
Naoko's history essay on the Wild West described the rough life of settlers in frontier mining towns.
Naoko 的歷史報告描述了蠻荒西部開拓者在前線礦鎮的艱苦生活。
essay on the Wild West — used as a historical topic
The museum exhibit showed visitors what daily life was like in the Wild West.
博物館的展覽向訪客展示蠻荒西部日常生活的樣貌。
Nora read a novel set in the Wild West, full of cowboys and dusty saloons.
Nora 讀了一本以蠻荒西部為背景的小說，書裡滿是牛仔和灰塵瀰漫的酒館。
set in the Wild West
Apinya's great-grandfather wrote letters home from the Wild West, describing rough saloons and dusty desert trails.
Apinya 的曾祖父從蠻荒西部寫信回家，描述了粗野的酒館和滿是灰塵的沙漠小徑。
The documentary about the Wild West opens with a stagecoach racing across the desert, pursued by masked outlaws.
這部關於蠻荒西部的紀錄片以沙漠中狂奔的驛馬車開場，後面緊追著蒙面匪徒。
- Wild West show
- Wild West town
- Wild West era
- Wild West history
- the Old West
interchangeable with 'the Wild West'; slightly more neutral, less emphasis on lawlessness
- the frontier
broader term for any unsettled border region; in American history, overlaps with the Wild West but covers a wider time and area
用法筆記
Always used with the definite article 'the'. Refers to a specific historical period (roughly 1850–1900), not a current geographic region.
常見錯誤
同根字
- Wild West形容詞B2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- Wild West show
- Wild West era
- Wild West town
- Wild West history
常用片語
- like the Wild West
- the days of the Wild West
介系詞搭配
- in the Wild West
- across the Wild West
- of the Wild West