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a(n) + Arabian
（名词）作可数名词，指阿拉伯人；复数形式为 Arabians。
She met an Arabian at the conference.
她在会议上遇到一位阿拉伯人。
阿拉伯人
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
阿拉伯人
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding territories, who speaks Arabic and inhabits much of the Middle East and North Africa
She met an Arabian at the conference.
她在会议上遇到一位阿拉伯人。
阿拉伯本地人
A native of Arabia.
源自阿拉伯半岛及周边地区的闪米特人,说阿拉伯语,居住于中东和北非大部分地区
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
阿拉伯马
An Arabian horse.
原产于阿拉伯的活泼、优美而聪明的骑乘马
a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
An Arabian who grew up in Oman joined our study group and explained the local customs.
一位在阿曼长大的阿拉伯人加入了我们的学习小组，并解释了当地的风俗。
The restaurant owner, an Arabian, serves dishes his family has cooked for generations.
那家餐厅的老板是阿拉伯人，供应他家族代代烹制的菜肴。
Several Arabians from the trading city attended the conference on desert agriculture.
几位来自贸易城市的阿拉伯人参加了关于沙漠农业的会议。
（名词）作可数名词，指阿拉伯人；复数形式为 Arabians。
She met an Arabian at the conference.
她在会议上遇到一位阿拉伯人。
（名词）定冠词 the 后接复数，指阿拉伯民族整体。
The Arabians have a rich cultural heritage.
阿拉伯人拥有丰富的文化遗产。
（形容词）通常作定语，表示“阿拉伯的”或“阿拉伯人的”。
We studied Arabian history.
我们研究了阿拉伯历史。
Not this
The Arabia Peninsula is between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
Use this
The Arabian Peninsula is between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
Peninsula（半岛）前需要形容词 Arabian，不能把名词 Arabia 当作定语；Arabia 是地名，Arabian 是形容词。
Not this
She wants to learn Arabian.
Use this
She wants to learn Arabic.
表示‘阿拉伯语’只能用 Arabic；Arabian 是形容词，表示‘阿拉伯的、阿拉伯人的’，不指语言。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
阿拉伯半岛
The Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world.
阿拉伯半岛是世界上最大的半岛。
阿拉伯沙漠
The Arabian Desert is one of the driest places on Earth.
阿拉伯沙漠是地球上最干燥的地方之一。
阿拉伯海
The monsoon brings heavy rain to the coasts of the Arabian Sea.
季风给阿拉伯海沿岸带来大量降雨。
阿拉伯马
The Arabian horse is one of the oldest horse breeds.
阿拉伯马是最古老的马品种之一。
阿拉伯骆驼
The Arabian camel has a single hump.
阿拉伯骆驼只有一个驼峰。
《一千零一夜》
The Arabian Nights is a famous collection of Middle Eastern folk tales.
《一千零一夜》是一部著名的中东民间故事集。
《一千零一夜》；天方夜谭（比喻神奇、奢华或令人惊叹的事物）
The market was like a scene from the Arabian Nights.
那个市场就像《一千零一夜》里的场景一样。
凤凰；凤毛麟角之物（比喻极罕见或独一无二的人或事物）
She is the Arabian bird of the opera world.
她在歌剧界堪称凤毛麟角的人物。
阿拉伯之夜，就像阿拉伯的白天，常常充满乐趣。
This lyric from Disney's Aladdin instantly evokes a magical Arabian setting.
这句来自迪士尼《阿拉丁》的歌词立刻让人想到神奇的阿拉伯场景。
Use Arabian naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Arabian 由 Arab（阿拉伯人）加 ian 构成，可联想 Arabian Nights《一千零一夜》中的阿拉伯人。
语域：mixed 常见场景：历史或文学叙述、正式书面写作 作名词指“阿拉伯人”。该用法通常多用于较正式或书面语境，也见于历史或文学叙述；实际语域会随搭配和上下文变化。
None of these common words rhymes exactly with Arabian (/ɝˈeɪbiən/): the stressed vowel and following sounds differ. The -ian lookalikes (librarian, vegetarian, historian) are pronounced with different vowels; lesbian, Serbian, and amphibian share the -bian spelling but not the stress pattern or vowel.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.