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。
非洲人
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
非洲人
a native or inhabitant of Africa
African culture is rich and diverse.
非洲文化丰富多彩。
非洲人;非洲裔人
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.
Amara is an African who moved to London to study medicine.
阿玛拉是一位非洲人,她搬到伦敦学医。
Many Africans work in the tech industry in this city.
许多非洲人在这座城市的科技行业工作。
One African in our class taught us a traditional dance.
我们班的一位非洲人教我们跳传统舞蹈。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He is a African.
Use this
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'.
Not this
I visited Africa country.
Use this
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.
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
非洲裔美国人
She is an African American author.
她是一位非洲裔美国作家。
非洲文化
We studied ancient African culture.
我们研究了古老的非洲文化。
非洲大陆
The African continent is rich in resources.
非洲大陆资源丰富。
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。
非洲裔散居
The African diaspora has influenced global culture.
非洲裔散居影响了全球文化。
年轻的非洲人
The program supports young African entrepreneurs.
该项目支持年轻的非洲企业家。
乞力马扎罗山像利维坦一样升腾在非洲平原之上。
The African landscape is breathtaking.
非洲的风景令人叹为观止。
我是一个非洲人。
He identifies as an African.
他自认为是非洲人。
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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)。
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。
作名词时是可数名词,作形容词时通常用作定语。
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