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。
阿拉伯本地人;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;阿拉伯马;原产于阿拉伯的活泼、优美而聪明的骑乘马
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
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。
用法提示:此处 Arabian 是名词,单数,指一个阿拉伯人。
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。
用法提示:Arabian 作名词,表示‘阿拉伯人’,在句中作同位语。
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。
用法提示:Arabians 是复数,作名词,指多个阿拉伯人。
(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。
现代英语中,表示“阿拉伯人”时通常直接用 Arab;Arabian 作名词较少见,多用于文学或较古旧的语境。
grammar · medium
易错句子The Arabia Peninsula is between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She wants to learn Arabian.
正确表达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。
指阿拉伯人时常用 Arab,Arabian 作名词已较少见,多作形容词表示“阿拉伯半岛的”;Arabic 则专指语言。
Arabic 作名词指阿拉伯语,也可作形容词指“阿拉伯(语)的”;Arab 指人或族群,Arabian 指地理或来源。
Arabia 是专有地名,指阿拉伯半岛;Arabian 是该地的形容词或居民形式,Arabic 是语言。
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。
Arab + -ian;同根/同缀词:Arab, Arabia, Arabic
阿拉伯半岛大部分地区是沙漠,是阿拉伯文化的重要背景。
骆驼是阿拉伯地区传统的重要交通工具和牲畜。
贝都因人是阿拉伯半岛的游牧民族,与阿拉伯一词所指人群相关。
阿拉伯一词常指阿拉伯半岛,半岛是其地理核心。
伊斯兰教发源于阿拉伯地区,是阿拉伯文化的重要部分。
《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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.