togo

IPA/ˈtəʊɡəʊ/
KK[tˈoɡo]IPA/ˈtəʊɡəʊ/

togo — 名詞

1. a nation on the West African coast that shares borders with Ghana to the west, B

1.名詞A2
釋義

多哥

西非大西洋岸的國家

a nation on the West African coast that shares borders with Ghana to the west, Benin to the east, and Burkina Faso to the north

例句

Élise spent two weeks volunteering at a school in Togo last summer.

Élise 去年夏天在多哥的一所學校當了兩週志工。

prepositional phrase: 'in Togo' for location

Togo is a small country in West Africa with a rich cultural history.

多哥是西非一個小國，擁有豐富的文化歷史。

用法筆記

Togo is a proper noun and is always capitalised. It does not take an article unless part of the full official name 'the Republic of Togo'.

常見錯誤

I went to the Togo last year.
I went to Togo last year.
Most country names do not take a definite article; only those that include a common noun (e.g. 'the Republic of Togo', 'the United States') do.

同根字

  • Togolese
    形容詞B1