yucatec

yucatec — 名詞

1. a person from a Maya people living mainly in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula

1.名詞C2
釋義

尤卡特克人

尤卡坦半島的馬雅族群成員

a person from a Maya people living mainly in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula

例句

Lucia met a Yucatec guide who explained the old stone carvings.

Lucia 遇到一位尤卡特克導遊,對方解說那些古老的石刻。

a Yucatec + noun for one member of the group

At the market, a Yucatec woman sold honey and woven bags.

在市場裡,一位尤卡特克婦女賣蜂蜜和編織包。

同義詞
  • Yucatec Maya

    fuller and more exact when you want to distinguish this people from other Maya groups

文法句型

a + Yucatec + noun

be + Yucatec

用法筆記

Often used before another noun, as in 'Yucatec guide' or 'Yucatec family', or after be to identify a person's ethnic background. In cultural or academic writing, 'Yucatec Maya' is common when you need to distinguish this group from other Maya peoples.

2. the Maya language spoken by Yucatec people, especially in the Yucatán Peninsula

2.名詞C2
釋義

尤卡特克語

尤卡特克人使用的馬雅語

the Maya language spoken by Yucatec people, especially in the Yucatán Peninsula

例句

Liam recorded his grandmother telling a story in Yucatec.

Liam 錄下祖母用尤卡特克語講故事。

in Yucatec for the language being used

The museum label appears in Spanish, English, and Yucatec.

博物館的標示同時用西班牙語、英語和尤卡特克語。

同義詞
  • Yucatec Maya

    the fuller name used when distinguishing this language from other Maya languages

文法句型

speak/learn + Yucatec

in Yucatec

translate into Yucatec

用法筆記

Usually follows verbs like speak, learn, write, and translate into. The fuller name 'Yucatec Maya' is common in linguistics and education when it is important to separate this language from other Maya languages.

常見錯誤

She speaks Yucatecs at home.
She speaks Yucatec at home.
💡the language name is uncountable and has no plural form.
The notice was written on Yucatec.
The notice was written in Yucatec.
💡use 'in' for the language used in speech or writing.