Word · Frequency #16614
Adriatic
亚得里亚海
an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy on the west and Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, and Albania on the east
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n. an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
亚得里亚海的
亚得里亚海的
In use
The Adriatic coast of Italy is famous for its seafood.
We spent a week exploring the Adriatic islands by boat.
Several Adriatic towns still have old stone walls.
Adriatic [noun]
形容词用法，常修饰 sea、coast、islands 等名词，首字母大写。
The Adriatic coast is beautiful.
亚得里亚海的海岸很美。
the Adriatic
名词用法，指亚得里亚海，须与定冠词 the 连用。
We sailed across the Adriatic.
我们乘船横渡了亚得里亚海。
on the Adriatic
介词短语，表示位于亚得里亚海沿岸。
Rimini is a resort on the Adriatic.
里米尼是亚得里亚海沿岸的一个度假胜地。
Common mistakes
The adriatic is beautiful.The Adriatic is beautiful.
Adriatic 是专有名词，英语地名首字母必须大写；中文没有大小写区别，所以容易误写成小写。将首字母改为大写后符合英语拼写规范。
We sailed across Adriatic.We sailed across the Adriatic.
表示海洋、运河等地理专有名词前通常要加定冠词 the，而中文没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。加上 the 后句子语法完整，符合英语习惯。
Connections
Collocations
- Adriatic Sea
- 亚得里亚海
- The ship sailed slowly across the Adriatic Sea.那艘船缓缓驶过亚得里亚海。
- Adriatic coast
- 亚得里亚海岸
- The town lies on the Adriatic coast.这座小镇位于亚得里亚海岸。
- Adriatic region
- 亚得里亚海地区
- The Adriatic region is famous for its seafood.亚得里亚海地区以海鲜闻名。
- Adriatic islands
- 亚得里亚海诸岛
- We spent a week visiting the Adriatic islands.我们花了一周游览亚得里亚海诸岛。
- eastern Adriatic
- 亚得里亚海东部
- The eastern Adriatic has a rugged coastline.亚得里亚海东部海岸线崎岖。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：adriatic 与‘亚得里亚’音近，首字母 A 可看作海面波浪，想到意大利东侧的亚得里亚海即可。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理、旅游、历史 该词通常用于地理、旅游、历史等书面语境，属中性语体，正式与日常语境均可使用。作形容词修饰名词（如“Adriatic coast”），也可作名词指亚得里亚海。
Grammar Note
名词义通常写作 the Adriatic，指亚得里亚海。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词均以 -atic 结尾，重音落在该音节上，读作 /ætɪk/，与 adriatic 的韵脚一致。注意不要与拼写相近的 -ctic（如 Arctic /ˈɑːrktɪk/）或 -etic（如 pathetic /pəˈθetɪk/）混淆，它们的读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.