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the Amish
the Amish 是集合名词，指整个阿米什群体，作主语时谓语用复数。
The Amish are known for their simple way of life.
阿米什人以简朴的生活方式闻名。
阿米什人；阿米什教徒
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阿米什人；阿米什教徒
an American follower of the Mennonite religion
The Amish are known for their simple way of life.
阿米什人以简朴的生活方式闻名。
一个严格的再洗礼派教派,主要居住于宾夕法尼亚、俄亥俄和印第安纳州。
A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana.
An Amish from Ohio came to the city for the first time.
一位来自俄亥俄州的阿米什人第一次来到这座城市。
The Amish in this area still farm without tractors.
这个地区的阿米什人仍然不用拖拉机耕作。
Every Amish who moved here had to adapt to modern laws.
每一个搬到这里的阿米什人都必须适应现代法律。
the Amish 是集合名词，指整个阿米什群体，作主语时谓语用复数。
The Amish are known for their simple way of life.
阿米什人以简朴的生活方式闻名。
an Amish 指单个阿米什教徒，较少用于口语；常见表达还有 an Amish person。
He is an Amish from Ohio.
他是来自俄亥俄州的阿米什人。
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The amish live in Pennsylvania.
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The Amish live in Pennsylvania.
Amish 是专有名词，指阿米什人/阿米什教徒，在英语中必须大写首字母，不能写作小写 amish。
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The Amish is a religious group in America.
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The Amish are a religious group in America.
The Amish 指整个阿米什人群体，是复数集合名词，谓语动词要用复数，不能用 is。
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He is an Amish.
Use this
He is Amish.
Amish 作表语表示“是阿米什人”时是形容词用法，不需要也不应加不定冠词 an；不说 an Amish 来表示一个教徒。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
阿米什人（指整个阿米什群体）
The Amish are known for their simple and peaceful lifestyle.
阿米什人以简朴、和平的生活方式著称。
在阿米什人当中
She spent her childhood among the Amish.
她在阿米什人中间度过了童年。
一名阿米什人（指单个教徒）
He is a member of the Amish.
他是一名阿米什人。
我们一生中大部分时光都生活在阿米什天堂里。
The Amish preserve their traditional way of life, despite living in a modern world.
阿米什人尽管身在现代世界，却保留着他们的传统生活方式。
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Amish 音似‘阿米什’，想象他们乘马车、点油灯，拒绝现代科技，生活简朴的教徒。
语域：neutral 常见场景：宗教文化、历史介绍、社会新闻 该词作名词时通常指阿米什派信徒（属门诺教派），多用于宗教或文化背景的讨论，语气中性，正式与非正式场合均可使用。
没有常用词与 Amish (/ˈɑːmɪʃ/) 完全押韵。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词：famish /ˈfæmɪʃ/、blemish /ˈblɛmɪʃ/、vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/ 的元音不同；garnish /ˈɡɑːrnɪʃ/、tarnish /ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/ 在元音后带有 /r/；polish /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/（美式）虽与 Amish 同为 /ɑː/ 开头，但后续辅音不同，也不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.