transatlantic

/ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [trˌænzətlˈæntɪk] /ˌtrænzətˈlæntɪk/ (ame, ipa) · [trˌænzətlˈæntɪk] /ˌtran(t)s-ət-ˈlan-tik How to pronounce transatlantic (audio) ˌtranz-/ (ame, mw)

transatlantic — 形容詞

  • transatlanticpositive
  • more transatlanticcomparative
  • most transatlanticsuperlative

1. involving travel, trade, or communication between countries separated by the Atl

1.形容詞B2
釋義

跨大西洋的

指橫跨大西洋的旅行、貿易或兩岸關係

involving travel, trade, or communication between countries separated by the Atlantic Ocean, especially between Europe and the Americas

例句

Benjamin booked a transatlantic flight from London to New York for the conference.

Benjamin 為了會議預訂了從倫敦到紐約的跨大西洋航班。

transatlantic flight — attributive adjective

The two companies signed a transatlantic trade deal that lowered shipping costs by fifteen percent.

兩家公司簽署了一項跨大西洋貿易協議，使航運成本降低了百分之十五。

同義詞
  • transoceanic

    broader — covers any ocean, not only the Atlantic

  • intercontinental

    broader still — between any two continents, regardless of ocean

  • cross-Atlantic

    less formal and less common, mainly used for travel contexts

反義詞
  • domestic

    within one country, not across the Atlantic

  • local

    limited to one side of the ocean

文法句型

transatlantic + noun (attributive)

be + transatlantic (predicative)

用法筆記

Almost always used attributively before a noun, as in a transatlantic flight or transatlantic relations. The predicative form (the route is transatlantic) is less common but grammatically acceptable.

常見錯誤

❌The train route across Canada is transatlantic.
✅The train route across Canada is transcontinental.
💡transatlantic refers to crossing the Atlantic Ocean; transcontinental refers to crossing a continent.

2. located in or coming from a country across the Atlantic from where the speaker i

2.形容詞B2
釋義

大西洋彼岸的

指位於大西洋對岸的

located in or coming from a country across the Atlantic from where the speaker is, whether in Europe or the Americas

例句

Tara's favourite author is a transatlantic writer who lives in Montreal but writes in French.

Tara 最喜歡的作家是一位住在大西洋彼岸的作家，他住在蒙特婁但用法語寫作。

transatlantic writer — someone on the other side

The newspaper hired a transatlantic correspondent based in its Washington, D.C., office.

這家報社聘用了一位駐紮在華盛頓特區的大西洋彼岸特派記者。

同義詞
  • overseas

    broader — across any sea or ocean, not specifically the Atlantic

  • foreign

    broader still — any country abroad, not necessarily across the ocean

  • cross-Atlantic

    informal and specific to this context

反義詞
  • local

    on the same side of the Atlantic

  • domestic

    within the same country

文法句型

transatlantic + noun (attributive)

be + transatlantic (predicative)

用法筆記

Frequently depends on the speaker's location — to a European, a transatlantic writer lives in the Americas; to an American, a transatlantic writer lives in Europe. Always attributive before a noun in this sense.

常見錯誤

❌Lee is a transatlantic student from South Korea studying in Canada.
✅Lee is an international student from South Korea.
💡transatlantic only fits when the two places are on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean.