yosemite

IPA/jəʊˌsem.ɪ.ti ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈpɑːk/
KK[josˈɛmɪti]IPA/joʊˌsem.ə.t̬i ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈpɑːrk/

yosemite — 名詞

1. Yosemite is a very large protected natural area in the Sierra Nevada mountain ra

1.名詞B1
釋義

優勝美地

加州中部著名國家公園

Yosemite is a very large protected natural area in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. It is famous for its tall granite cliffs, powerful waterfalls, and ancient sequoia trees.

例句

Daniel and his family spent a week camping in Yosemite National Park last summer.

Daniel 一家去年夏天在優勝美地國家公園露營了一週。

proper noun + National Park for the full official name

The Yosemite Falls drop more than two thousand feet during the spring thaw.

優勝美地瀑布在春天融雪時，落差超過兩千英尺。

用法筆記

Yosemite is a proper noun and always capitalised. In everyday speech it is used without an article ('We visited Yosemite'), though the full official name is Yosemite National Park.

常見錯誤

❌Yosimite
✅Yosemite
💡the first syllable has one 'i', not two.
❌the Yosemite' (as a general reference)
✅Yosemite
💡proper place names usually do not take an article.