Word · Frequency #2102
African
非洲人
a native or inhabitant of Africa
- 1.
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
非洲人；非洲裔人
非洲人；非洲裔人
In use
Amara is an African who moved to London to study medicine.
Many Africans work in the tech industry in this city.
One African in our class taught us a traditional dance.
African + noun
作形容词时通常大写首字母。
African culture is rich and diverse.
非洲文化丰富多彩。
[article] African(s)
作名词时通常大写首字母，有单复数形式。
The Africans celebrated their independence.
非洲人庆祝他们的独立。
African American
指美国黑人，常写作 African-American。
She is an African American writer.
她是一位非裔美国作家。
Common mistakes
He is a African.He is an African.
使用不定冠词时，'African' 以元音音素 /æ/ 开头，应用 'an' 而非 'a'.
I visited Africa country.I visited African country.
'African' 是形容词，表示 '非洲的'，修饰名词；'Africa' 是名词，不能直接修饰名词.
Connections
Collocations
- African American
- 非洲裔美国人
- She is an African American author.她是一位非洲裔美国作家。
- African culture
- 非洲文化
- We studied ancient African culture.我们研究了古老的非洲文化。
- African continent
- 非洲大陆
- The African continent is rich in resources.非洲大陆资源丰富。
- African wildlife
- 非洲野生动物
- They went on a safari to see African wildlife.他们去旅行看非洲野生动物。
- African diaspora
- 非洲裔散居
- The African diaspora has influenced global culture.非洲裔散居影响了全球文化。
- young African
Learner notes
Memory Tip
非洲人：联想‘非洲’读音‘阿弗里’，加上‘肯’（can的谐音），即‘阿弗里肯’（African）。
Context & Register
neutral; common in geographic, ethnic, and cultural discussions for both noun and adjective uses. Note: 通常用于中性语境，指非洲人或与非洲相关的事物。
Grammar Note
作名词时是可数名词，作形容词时通常用作定语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'Vatican' shares the same stressed vowel /æ/ but the coda differs; no word listed perfectly rhymes with 'African'. All share the '-ican' spelling ending.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.