tonga

IPA/ˈtɒŋ.ə/
KK[tˈɑnɡə]IPA/ˈtɑːŋ.ə/

tonga — 名詞

1. a South Pacific nation made up of more than 170 islands, where a king or queen s

1.名詞A2
釋義

東加

西南太平洋的島國

a South Pacific nation made up of more than 170 islands, where a king or queen serves as the head of state and many people depend on farming and fishing for their living

例句

Haruto spent two weeks in Tonga teaching English to high school students.

Haruto 在東加待了兩週，教高中生英文。

travel to [country] + purpose (volunteering)

The airline offers three flights a week from Auckland to Tonga's main island.

這家航空公司每週有三個航班從奧克蘭飛往東加主島。

flights to / from [country] + possessive

常見搭配
  • the Kingdom of Tonga
  • visit Tonga
  • live in Tonga
  • travel to Tonga
  • Tonga Islands

用法筆記

Tonga takes a singular verb. The full official name is 'the Kingdom of Tonga', but the definite article is not used before 'Tonga' alone.

常見錯誤

He visited Tonga islands.
He visited the Tonga islands.
'islands' needs a definite article when referring to the archipelago by name.
Tonga are a peaceful country.
Tonga is a peaceful country.
country names take a singular verb in English.
慣用語

the Tonga Islands

idiom

a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean that lie to the east of the Fiji Islands, forming the nation of Tonga

東加群島

The Tonga Islands lie roughly five hundred miles east of Fiji across open ocean.

European explorers first reached the Tonga Islands in the early seventeenth century.

同根字

  • Tongan
    形容詞B1
  • Tongan
    名詞B1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • the Kingdom of Tonga
  • Tonga Islands
  • the people of Tonga

常用片語

  • visit Tonga
  • live in Tonga
  • travel to Tonga
  • move to Tonga

介系詞搭配

  • in Tonga
  • to Tonga
  • from Tonga